þeostrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þīostrian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeustrōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oːs.tri.ɑn/

Verb

þēostrian

1. to darken, to grow dark
2. to dim the sight

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēostrian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þēostrian	þēostrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þēostriġe	þēostrode
second person singular	þēostrast	þēostrodest
third person singular	þēostraþ	þēostrode
plural	þēostriaþ	þēostrodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þēostriġe	þēostrode
plural	þēostriġen	þēostroden
imperative
singular	þēostra
plural	þēostriaþ
participle	present	past
	þēostriende	(ġe)þēostrod

Derived terms

• āþēostrian
• forþēostrian
• foreþēostrian
• ġeþēostrian
• ofþēostrian

Related terms

• þīestrian

Descendants

• Middle English: þestren

References

• German Lexicon Project
• Old English to Modern English Translator