lieþran

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauþrijan, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrijaną (“to soap, wash”). Cognate with Old Norse leyðra (“to wash, lather”).

Pronunciation

Verb

līeþran

  1. to soap, lather
  2. to anoint, daub, smear

Conjugation

Conjugation of līeþran (weak class 1)
infinitive līeþran līeþrenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular līeþre līeþrede
second person singular līeþrest līeþredest
third person singular līeþreþ līeþrede
plural līeþraþ līeþredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular līeþre līeþrede
plural līeþren līeþreden
imperative
singular līeþre
plural līeþraþ
participle present past
līeþrende (ġe)līeþred

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