efla 1 (long stem) “strengthen, reinforce”

“support, supply; repair; found, establish; gather, raise; encourage; instigate; carry out; be capable”

frequent

transitive (acc/dat: differs by sense)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek efli 1pl vér eflum 1sg ek efla 1pl vér eflim
2sg þú eflir 2pl þér eflið 2sg þú eflir 2pl þér eflið
3sg hon eflir 3pl þau efla 3sg hon efli 3pl þau efli
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek eflda 1pl vér efldum 1sg ek eflda 1pl vér efldim
2sg þú efldir 2pl þér eflduð 2sg þú efldir 2pl þér efldið
3sg hon efldi 3pl þau efldu 3sg hon efldi 3pl þau efldi
preterite infinitive efldu
past participle f. efld m. efldr n. eflt
imperative 2sg efl 1pl eflum 2pl eflið
middle voice: eflask “grow strong, mobilize”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek eflumk 1pl vér eflumk 1sg ek eflumk 1pl vér eflimk
2sg þú eflisk 2pl þér eflizk 2sg þú eflisk 2pl þér eflizk
3sg hon eflisk 3pl þau eflask 3sg hon eflisk 3pl þau eflisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek efldumk 1pl vér efldumk 1sg ek efldumk 1pl vér efldimk
2sg þú efldisk 2pl þér eflduzk 2sg þú efldisk 2pl þér efldizk
3sg hon efldisk 3pl þau efldusk 3sg hon efldisk 3pl þau efldisk
past participle n. eflzk
imperative 2sg eflsk 1pl eflumk 2pl eflizk

PG *afljaną; shares a root with the noun PG *aflą, ON afl (source of rare OE afol, ME āvel “strength”), and thus also the ON verb afla 2 “earn”; further the Latin noun opus “work.”

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