refsan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rafsijan (“to blame, flog, chastise, punish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈref.sɑn/

Verb

refsan

  1. to reprove; rebuke
  2. to seize; appropriate
  3. to blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of refsan (weak, class 1)
infinitive refsan refsenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular refse refste
second person singular refsest, refst refstest
third person singular refseþ, refst refste
plural refsaþ refston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular refse refste
plural refsen refsten
imperative
singular refs
plural refsaþ
participle present past
refsende (ġe)refsed

Derived terms

  • ġeresp
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