feorran
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fairjan) (see there for further cognates). By surface analysis, feorr + -an (“verbal suffix”).
Verb
[edit]feorran
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of feorran (weak class 1)
infinitive | feorran | feorrenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | feorre | feorde |
second person singular | feorrest, feorst | feordest |
third person singular | feorreþ, feorþ | feorde |
plural | feorraþ | feordon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | feorre | feorde |
plural | feorren | feorden |
imperative | ||
singular | feorr | |
plural | feorraþ | |
participle | present | past |
feorrende | (ġe)feorred |
Etymology 2
[edit]From feorr + -an (“adverbial suffix”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]feorran
Derived terms
[edit]- feorran ymbūtan ("in a roundabout way")