siwian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sīw-. Cognate with Old Frisian sīa, Old High German siuwen, Old Norse sýja (Danish sy, Swedish sy), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (siujan); and with Latin suō, Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
siwian
- to sew
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of siwian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | siwian | siwienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | siwiġe | siwode |
| second person singular | siwast | siwodest |
| third person singular | siwaþ | siwode |
| plural | siwiaþ | siwodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | siwiġe | siwode |
| plural | siwiġen | siwoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | siwa | |
| plural | siwiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| siwiende | (ġe)siwod | |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seowian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.