sealfian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną, equivalent to sealf (“salve”) +‎ -ian (infinitive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑl.fi.ɑn/, [ˈsæ͜ɑɫ.vi.ɑn]

Verb

sealfian

1. to anoint, apply a salve

Conjugation

infinitive	sealfian	sealfienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sealfiġe	sealfode
second person singular	sealfast	sealfodest
third person singular	sealfaþ	sealfode
plural	sealfiaþ	sealfodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sealfiġe	sealfode
plural	sealfiġen	sealfoden
imperative
singular	sealfa
plural	sealfiaþ
participle	present	past
	sealfiende	(ġe)sealfod

Conjugation of sealfian (weak class 2)

Descendants

• Middle English: salven, salf, salfe, salve, salvyn, sallfenn (Ormulum)
  • English: salve

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sealfian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.