syften

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiftən/

Verb

syften (third-person singular simple present syfteth, present participle syftende, syftynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle syfted)

  1. To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a riddle.
    Synonym: temsen
  2. (rare) To use a sieve to spread ashes around.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: sift
  • Scots: sift

References

Swedish

Noun

syften

  1. indefinite plural of syfte
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