telgian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, telgor (“shoot, twig, stem”) +‎ -ian (infinitive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtel.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈteɫ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

telgian

1. to put forth shoots, flourish

Conjugation

Conjugation of telgian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	telgian	telgienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	telgiġe	telgode
second person singular	telgast	telgodest
third person singular	telgaþ	telgode
plural	telgiaþ	telgodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	telgiġe	telgode
plural	telgiġen	telgoden
imperative
singular	telga
plural	telgiaþ
participle	present	past
	telgiende	(ġe)telgod

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “telgian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.