infaran

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *infaran, equivalent to in- +‎ faran. Compare Old High German infaran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈfɑ.rɑn/

Verb

infaran

1. to go in, enter

   Synonyms: inēodan, infēran

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"

     ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...

     Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.

Conjugation

Conjugation of infaran (strong class 6)

infinitive	infaran	infarenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	infare	infōr
second person singular	infærest, infærst	infōre
third person singular	infæreþ, infærþ	infōr
plural	infaraþ	infōron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	infare	infōre
plural	infaren	infōren
imperative
singular	infar
plural	infaraþ
participle	present	past
	infarende	infæren, infaren

Descendants

• Middle English: infaren

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “infaran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.