styfan in Old English

IPA: /ˈstyː.fɑn/, [ˈstyː.vɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *stūbijan, from Proto-Germanic *stūbijaną (“to blunten, lop off”), from Proto-Germanic *stūbaz (“stump”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*stūbijan}} Proto-West Germanic *stūbijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*stūbijaną|t=to blunten, lop off}} Proto-Germanic *stūbijaną (“to blunten, lop off”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*stūbaz|t=stump}} Proto-Germanic *stūbaz (“stump”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=*stȳfan}} *stȳfan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|*stȳfan<w1/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)stȳfed>}} Forms: stȳfan [canonical], weak [table-tags], stȳfan [infinitive], stȳfenne [infinitive], stȳfe [first-person, present, singular], stȳfde [first-person, past, singular], stȳfest [present, second-person, singular], stȳfst [present, second-person, singular], stȳfdest [past, second-person, singular], stȳfeþ [present, singular, third-person], stȳfþ [present, singular, third-person], stȳfde [past, singular, third-person], stȳfaþ [plural, present], stȳfdon [past, plural], stȳfe [present, singular], stȳfde [past, singular], stȳfen [plural, present], stȳfden [past, plural], stȳf [imperative, past, present, singular], stȳfaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], stȳfende [imperative, present], stȳfed [imperative, past], ġestȳfed [imperative, past]

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "stȳfan",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfenne",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfde",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "stȳfende",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfed",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġestȳfed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stybb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stȳficung"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to blunten, make short or stumpy"
      ],
      "id": "en-styfan-ang-verb-Y8-R7-3y",
      "links": [
        [
          "blunten",
          "blunten"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
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        [
          "stumpy",
          "stumpy"
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        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
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        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
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        "to lop off, trim"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstyː.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstyː.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "styfan"
}

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    "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English reconstructed verbs",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfan",
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    {
      "form": "stȳfenne",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "stȳfe",
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      "form": "stȳfde",
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      "form": "stȳfeþ",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "stȳfde",
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "stȳfde",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "stȳfen",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stȳf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stȳfed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġestȳfed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "*stȳfan"
      },
      "expansion": "*stȳfan",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/styfan",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "āstȳfician"
    },
    {
      "word": "stybb"
    },
    {
      "word": "stȳficung"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to blunten, make short or stumpy"
      ],
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        [
          "blunten",
          "blunten"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "stumpy",
          "stumpy"
        ]
      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lop off, trim"
      ],
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        [
          "lop off",
          "lop off"
        ],
        [
          "trim",
          "trim"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstyː.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstyː.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "styfan"
}

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"styfan" meaning in Old English

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