nestlian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, nest (“nest”) + -lian
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nestlian
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of nestlian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | nestlian | nestlienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nestliġe | nestlode |
| second person singular | nestlast | nestlodest |
| third person singular | nestlaþ | nestlode |
| plural | nestliaþ | nestlodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nestliġe | nestlode |
| plural | nestliġen | nestloden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nestla | |
| plural | nestliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nestliende | (ġe)nestlod | |
Descendants
[edit]- English: nestle
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “nestlian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.