sawlian
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑːw.li.ɑn/
Verb
sāwlian
- to give up the ghost; to die
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sāwlode.
- After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, in stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
Conjugation of sāwlian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | sāwlian | sāwlienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sāwliġe | sāwlode |
| second person singular | sāwlast | sāwlodest |
| third person singular | sāwlaþ | sāwlode |
| plural | sāwliaþ | sāwlodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sāwliġe | sāwlode |
| plural | sāwliġen | sāwloden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sāwla | |
| plural | sāwliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sāwliende | (ġe)sāwlod | |
Derived terms
- sāwlung f
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “SĀWLIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.