- æfterhyrigan
- wv/t2 to imitate, to follow another's example, resemble
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
æfterhyrigan
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imitate — (v.) 1530s, a back formation from IMITATION (Cf. imitation) or imitator, or else from L. imitatus. Related: Imitated; imitating. An Old English word for this was æfterhyrigan … Etymology dictionary
