What does "finite verb" mean?

A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

Finite verb

Common synonyms include: auxiliary, bounded, confined, conjugated head, conjugated verb, countable.

noun

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Noun

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A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.
"The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries."

"The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries."