aþreotan
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editā- (intensive prefix) + þrēotan (“weary, annoy”).
Cognate with Old Saxon thriotan, athriotan, Dutch verdrieten, German verdrießen and Old Norse þrjóta (whence also Icelandic þrjóta and Swedish tryta). Related to o-grade iterative verb Old English þrēatian (“to threaten, to push”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editāþrēotan
- to be annoying, to be loathsome
- Gospels Th. 152, 30
- Hȳ tō ǣr aþrēat, ðæt hȳ waldendes willan lǣsten
- it too soon displeased them, that they should execute their sovereign's will
- Gospels Th. 152, 30
- to weary
- Ælfric's Grammar 33
- Me aþrȳt
- it wearies me, I am weary
- Ælfric's Grammar 33
- to bore
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Iċ onġiete þæt iċ þē hæbbe āþrotenne mid þȳ langan spelle, for þon þē lyst nū lēoða.
- I see I've bored you with that long argument, since you want poems now.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Usage notes
editUsed impersonally to suggest personal weariness.
Conjugation
editConjugation of āþrēotan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | āþrēotan | āþrēotenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | — | — |
| second person singular | — | — |
| third person singular | āþrīett, āþrīet | āþrēat |
| plural | — | — |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āþrēote | āþrute |
| plural | — | — |
| imperative | ||
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| āþrēotende | āþroten | |