þunrian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From þunor (“thunder”) + -ian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
þunrian
- to thunder
- Sē dæġ wæs stormiġ, and þæt ġīet wierse wæs, hit þunrode.
- The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 12:29
- Sēo meniġu þe þǣr stōd and þæt ġehīerde sæġdon þæt hit þunrode. Sume sæġdon þæt enġel sprǣċe wiþ hine.
- The crowd that was standing there and heard it said that it had thundered. Some said that an angel had spoken with him.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þunrian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | þunrian | þunrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þunriġe | þunrode |
| second person singular | þunrast | þunrodest |
| third person singular | þunraþ | þunrode |
| plural | þunriaþ | þunrodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þunriġe | þunrode |
| plural | þunriġen | þunroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þunra | |
| plural | þunriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þunriende | (ġe)þunrod | |