swefnian
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]swefnian
- (impersonal) to dream (+dative or accusative of person)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of swefnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | swefnian | swefnienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | swefniġe | swefnode |
second person singular | swefnast | swefnodest |
third person singular | swefnaþ | swefnode |
plural | swefniaþ | swefnodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | swefniġe | swefnode |
plural | swefniġen | swefnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | swefna | |
plural | swefniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swefniende | (ġe)swefnod |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swefnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.