"scelfan" meaning in Old English

See scelfan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃel.fɑn/, [ˈʃeɫ.vɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *skelbaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cleave”), and therefore related to Old English sċylfe (shelf) Cognate with Old Norse skjálfa. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*skelbaną}} Proto-Germanic *skelbaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*(s)kelH-|t=to split, cleave}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cleave”), {{cog|ang|sċylfe}} Old English sċylfe, {{cog|non|skjálfa}} Old Norse skjálfa Head templates: {{ang-verb|sċelfan}} sċelfan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|sċelfan<s3>}} Forms: sċelfan [canonical], strong [table-tags], sċelfan [infinitive], sċelfenne [infinitive], sċelfe [first-person, present, singular], sċealf [first-person, past, singular], sċilfst [present, second-person, singular], sċulfe [past, second-person, singular], sċilfþ [present, singular, third-person], sċealf [past, singular, third-person], sċelfaþ [plural, present], sċulfon [past, plural], sċelfe [present, singular], sċulfe [past, singular], sċelfen [plural, present], sċulfen [past, plural], sċelf [imperative, past, present, singular], sċelfaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], sċelfende [imperative, present], sċolfen [imperative, past], ġesċolfen [imperative, past]
  1. to shake, quiver, totter Synonyms: cweċċan, hrisian, sċeacan, tealtrian, sċūdan
    Sense id: en-scelfan-ang-verb-b~N4KySv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sċelfende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sċolfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesċolfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "1": "sċelfan<s3>"
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        {
          "english": "on these pillars shall every throne stand with law in the Christian nation, and any of them may weaken, then shall the throne shake, if Christendom may weaken, then shall the kingdom shake",
          "text": "On ðyssum stapelum sceall ǣlc cynestōl standan mid rihte on cristenre þēode, and āwācie heora ǣnig, sōna se stōl scylfþ [...] āwācie se cristendōm, sōna scylfþ se cynedōm",
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          "shake",
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          "quiver",
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        ],
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        ]
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          "word": "cweċċan"
        },
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          "word": "hrisian"
        },
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        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃel.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeɫ.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scelfan"
}
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      "form": "sċelfenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "sċelfende",
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sċolfen",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesċolfen",
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        {
          "english": "on these pillars shall every throne stand with law in the Christian nation, and any of them may weaken, then shall the throne shake, if Christendom may weaken, then shall the kingdom shake",
          "text": "On ðyssum stapelum sceall ǣlc cynestōl standan mid rihte on cristenre þēode, and āwācie heora ǣnig, sōna se stōl scylfþ [...] āwācie se cristendōm, sōna scylfþ se cynedōm",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃel.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeɫ.vɑn]"
    }
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    {
      "word": "cweċċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "hrisian"
    },
    {
      "word": "sċeacan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tealtrian"
    },
    {
      "word": "sċūdan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scelfan"
}

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