þeon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe͜oːn/

Etymology 1

From an earlier (unattested) form *þīhan, from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *tenk-. Cognate with Old Saxon thīhan, Old Dutch thīon (Dutch gedijen), Old High German dīhan (German gedeihen), Gothic 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þeihan).

Verb

þēon

1. to flourish, prosper, be successful

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēon (strong class 1)

infinitive	þēon	þēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þēo	þāh, þēah
second person singular	þīehst	þige, þunge, þuge
third person singular	þīehþ	þāh, þēah
plural	þēoþ	þigon, þungon, þugon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þēo	þige, þunge, þuge
plural	þēon	þigen, þungen, þugen
imperative
singular	þēoh
plural	þēoþ
participle	present	past
	þēonde	(ġe)þiġen, (ġe)þungen, (ġe)þogen

Derived terms

• ġeþēon

Descendants

• Middle English: theen, ðen, the, thee, theo, theon, theyn, þe, þeen, þene
  • English: thee (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Scots: thee, the

Etymology 2

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”).

Verb

þēon

1. Alternative form of þȳwan

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēon (weak class 1)

infinitive	þēon	þēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þēo	þēode
second person singular	þēost	þēodest
third person singular	þēoþ	þēode
plural	þēoþ	þēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þēo	þēode
plural	þēon	þēoden
imperative
singular	þēo
plural	þēoþ
participle	present	past
	þēonde	(ġe)þēod