þinan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiː.nɑn/

Verb

þīnan

1. (intransitive) to become moist or damp

Conjugation

Conjugation of þīnan (strong class 1)

infinitive	þīnan	þīnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þīne	þān
second person singular	þīnst	þine
third person singular	þīnþ	þān
plural	þīnaþ	þinon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þīne	þine
plural	þīnen	þinen
imperative
singular	þīn
plural	þīnaþ
participle	present	past
	þīnende	(ġe)þinen

Derived terms

• ofþinen

Related terms

• þān
• þānian
• þǣnan