þestren
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English þēostrian, þȳstrian, from Proto-Germanic *þeustrōną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editþestren
- To become dark or black; to lose its lightness.
- (rare) To make oneself non-visible.
Conjugation
editConjugation of þestren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
edit- “thẹ̄̆stren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.
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