aflieman
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, ā- + flīeman
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈfli͜yː.mɑn/
Verb
āflīeman
- to put to flight, drive away, banish, scatter, disperse
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
- Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
Conjugation of āflīeman (weak, class 1)
infinitive | āflīeman | āflīemenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | āflīeme | āflīemde |
second person singular | āflīemest, āflīemst | āflīemdest |
third person singular | āflīemeþ, āflīemþ | āflīemde |
plural | āflīemaþ | āflīemdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | āflīeme | āflīemde |
plural | āflīemen | āflīemden |
imperative | ||
singular | āflīem | |
plural | āflīemaþ | |
participle | present | past |
āflīemende | āflīemed |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-flíman”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-flýman”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.