swefnian
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswef.ni.ɑn/, [ˈswev.ni.ɑn]
Verb
swefnian
- (impersonal) to dream (+dative or accusative of person)
Conjugation
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
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swefnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.