hreosan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hreusaną, *hrūsaną (“to fall down”), from Proto-Indo-European *krow- (“to fall, beat, break”). Cognate with Old High German hriosan, riosan (“to fall, rush”), Middle High German rūzen (“to move hastily and noisily, rush”), Old Norse hrjōta (“to fall out, jump down, break, burst”), Old Norse hrjōða (“to fling out, distribute, plunder”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhreːo̯sɑn/, [ˈhreːo̯zɑn]

Verb

hrēosan

  1. to crumble, collapse
  2. to fall
  3. to fall down, fall headlong
  4. to rush

Conjugation
Conjugation of hrēosan (strong class 2)
infinitive hrēosan tō hrēosenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hrēose hrēas
2nd-person singular hrīesest hrure
3rd-person singular hrīeseþ hrēas
plural hrēosaþ hruron
subjunctive present past
singular hrēose hrure
plural hrēosen hruren
imperative
singular hrēos
plural hrēosaþ
participle present past
hrēosende (ġe)hroren
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