þingan

Old English

Etymology

Apparently modified from Proto-Germanic *þingōną (class-2 weak verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθin.ɡɑn/, [ˈθiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

þingan

1. to invite, address

Conjugation

Conjugation of þingan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þingan	þingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þinge	þingde
second person singular	þingest, þingst	þingdest
third person singular	þingeþ, þingþ	þingde
plural	þingaþ	þingdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þinge	þingde
plural	þingen	þingden
imperative
singular	þing
plural	þingaþ
participle	present	past
	þingende	(ġe)þinged

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þingan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.