underfon

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to under- +‎ fōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈfoːn/

Verb

underfōn

  1. to receive, get
  2. to submit to
  3. to take in, accept, or admit
  4. to take upon one's self; to undertake with effort
  5. to take up a burden; to undergo, bear
  6. to take surreptitiously; to steal

Conjugation
Conjugation of underfōn (strong class 7)
infinitive underfōn underfōnne
indicative present past
1st-person singular underfō underfēng
2nd-person singular underfēhst underfēnge
3rd-person singular underfēhþ underfēng
plural underfōþ underfēngon
subjunctive present past
singular underfō underfēnge
plural underfōn underfēngen
imperative
singular underfōh
plural underfōþ
participle present past
underfōnde underfangen

References
  • UNDERFŌN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • UNDERFŌN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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