onhyrian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • anherian, onhyrġean

Etymology

Equivalent to on- +‎ hyrian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /onˈxyr.jɑn/, [onˈhyrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

onhyrian

  1. to imitate, emulate
    • 1882, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
      Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe gūþfugles hlēoþor. ― Sometimes I imitate the sound of a bird of war.

Conjugation
Conjugation of onhyrian (weak class 1)
infinitive onhyrian onhyrienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular onhyrie onhyrede
2nd-person singular onhyrest onhyredest
3rd-person singular onhyreþ onhyrede
plural onhyriaþ onhyredon
subjunctive present past
singular onhyrie onhyrede
plural onhyrien onhyreden
imperative
singular onhyre
plural onhyriaþ
participle present past
onhyriende onhyred

Derived terms

References
  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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