swefecian in Old English

IPA: /ˈswe.fe.ki.ɑn/, [ˈswe.ve.ki.ɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From swefan (“to sleep”) + -ecian. Etymology templates: {{suf|ang|swefan|-cian|alt2=-ecian|t1=to sleep}} swefan (“to sleep”) + -ecian Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=*swefecian}} *swefecian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|*swefecian<w2/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)swefecod>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], swefecian [infinitive], swefecienne [infinitive], swefeciġe [first-person, present, singular], swefecode [first-person, past, singular], swefecast [present, second-person, singular], swefecodest [past, second-person, singular], swefecaþ [present, singular, third-person], swefecode [past, singular, third-person], swefeciaþ [plural, present], swefecodon [past, plural], swefeciġe [present, singular], swefecode [past, singular], swefeciġen [plural, present], swefecoden [past, plural], swefeca [imperative, past, present, singular], swefeciaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], swefeciende [imperative, present], swefecod [imperative, past], ġeswefecod [imperative, past]

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecaþ",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecodon",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swefeciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swefeciġen",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeca",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciaþ",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswefecod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "head": "*swefecian"
      },
      "expansion": "*swefecian",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*swefecian<w2/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)swefecod>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/swefecian",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swebban"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swefn"
    }
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        "to put to sleep"
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          "put to sleep",
          "put to sleep"
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        "(literal) to put to sleep"
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      "glosses": [
        "to put to death"
      ],
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        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
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        "(figurative) to put to death"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswe.fe.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswe.ve.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swefecian"
}

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    "Old English class 2 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English reconstructed verbs",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -cian",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "word": "āswefecian"
    }
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        "3": "-cian",
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        "t1": "to sleep"
      },
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      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "swefecian",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swefecienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swefeciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefeciende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swefecod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswefecod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "head": "*swefecian"
      },
      "expansion": "*swefecian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "*swefecian<w2/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)swefecod>"
      },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/swefecian",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "swebban"
    },
    {
      "word": "swefn"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to put to sleep"
      ],
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        [
          "put to sleep",
          "put to sleep"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal) to put to sleep"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to put to death"
      ],
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        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) to put to death"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswe.fe.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈswe.ve.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swefecian"
}

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"swefecian" meaning in Old English

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