þeowan
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *þeuhan, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhaną, *þūhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old High German dūhen (“to press, press down”), Middle Dutch duwen, douwen (“to push, press, force”).
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
þēowan
- to press, impress, force
- to urge, drive
- to press or thrust with a weapon, pierce, stab
- to threaten
- to rebuke, check
- to subjugate, overpower, oppress; to crush
- eġesan þēowan
- oppress with terror
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | þēowan | þēowenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þēowe | þēowde |
| second person singular | þēowest, þēowst | þēowdest |
| third person singular | þēoweþ, þēowþ | þēowde |
| plural | þēowaþ | þēowdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þēowe | þēowde |
| plural | þēowen | þēowden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þēow | |
| plural | þēowaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þēowende | (ġe)þēowed | |
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From þēowa (“servant, slave”).
Verb edit
þēowan
- (with dative) To serve.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | þēowan | þēowenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þēowe | þēowde |
| second person singular | þēowest, þēowst | þēowdest |
| third person singular | þēoweþ, þēowþ | þēowde |
| plural | þēowaþ | þēowdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þēowe | þēowde |
| plural | þēowen | þēowden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þēow | |
| plural | þēowaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þēowende | (ġe)þēowed | |