yfelsacian
Old English
Etymology
From yfel + sacian. Alternatively, a folk etymology of *eofolsacian; compare yfelsian. Further evidence of this interpretation exists in the hapax eofulsæc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈy.felˌsɑ.ki.ɑn/, [ˈy.velˌsɑ.ki.ɑn]
Verb
yfelsacian
- to blaspheme; to reproach, insult, calumniate
Conjugation
Conjugation of yfelsacian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | yfelsacian | yfelsacienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | yfelsaciġe | yfelsacode |
| second person singular | yfelsacast | yfelsacodest |
| third person singular | yfelsacaþ | yfelsacode |
| plural | yfelsaciaþ | yfelsacodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | yfelsaciġe | yfelsacode |
| plural | yfelsaciġen | yfelsacoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | yfelsaca | |
| plural | yfelsaciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| yfelsaciende | (ġe)yfelsacod | |
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References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “yfel-sacian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.