eanian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *aunōn, from Proto-Germanic *aunōną. Cognate with Dutch onen (“to yean”) and Swedish öna (“to give birth to, yean”).
Verb edit
ēanian
- to give birth (to lambs)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ēanian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ēanian | ēanienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ēaniġe | ēanode |
second person singular | ēanast | ēanodest |
third person singular | ēanaþ | ēanode |
plural | ēaniaþ | ēanodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ēaniġe | ēanode |
plural | ēaniġen | ēanoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ēana | |
plural | ēaniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ēaniende | (ġe)ēanod |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ēanian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.