strynan

Old English

Alternative forms

• strīenan, strīnan, strēnan

Etymology

I-mutated form of strēonan, from Proto-Germanic *streuną, from Proto-Indo-European *strew-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstryː.nɑn/

Verb

strȳnan

1. to gain, acquire
2. to beget

Usage notes

The original form of this verb was strēonan, but the i-mutated form became much more common.

Conjugation

Conjugation of strȳnan (weak class 1)

infinitive	strȳnan	strȳnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	strȳne	strȳnde
second person singular	strȳnest, strȳnst	strȳndest
third person singular	strȳneþ, strȳnþ	strȳnde
plural	strȳnaþ	strȳndon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	strȳne	strȳnde
plural	strȳnen	strȳnden
imperative
singular	strȳn
plural	strȳnaþ
participle	present	past
	strȳnende	(ġe)strȳned

Derived terms

• ġestrȳnan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “strēonan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.