þænan

Old English

Alternative forms

• þēnan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þainijan, from Proto-Germanic *þainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow, run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθæː.nɑn/

Verb

þǣnan

1. (transitive) to make moist; moisten

Conjugation

Conjugation of þǣnan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þǣnan	þǣnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þǣne	þǣnde
second person singular	þǣnest, þǣnst	þǣndest
third person singular	þǣneþ, þǣnþ	þǣnde
plural	þǣnaþ	þǣndon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þǣne	þǣnde
plural	þǣnen	þǣnden
imperative
singular	þǣn
plural	þǣnaþ
participle	present	past
	þǣnende	(ġe)þǣned

Derived terms

• ofþǣnan

Related terms

• þān
• þānian
• þīnan