alutan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- +‎ lūtan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈluː.tɑn/

Verb

ālūtan

  1. to bend, incline
  2. to bend down, bow down
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Sum hǣðen man wolde hine ācwellan mid ātogenum swurde, and sē hālga ālēat, and āstrehte his swūran under ðām scīnendan brande.
      A certain heathen man wanted to kill him with a drawn sword, and the holy man bent down and stretched out his neck under the shining brand.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ālūtan (strong, class II)
infinitive ālūtan ālūtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ālūte ālēat
second person singular ālȳtst ālute
third person singular ālȳtt, ālȳt ālēat
plural ālūtaþ āluton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ālūte ālute
plural ālūten āluten
imperative
singular ālūt
plural ālūtaþ
participle present past
ālūtende āloten
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