tieman

Old English

Alternative forms

• tȳman — Late West Saxon
• tēman — Anglian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *taumijan, from Proto-Germanic *taumijaną. Equivalent to tēam +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

tīeman (West Saxon)

1. to give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of tīeman (weak class 1)

infinitive	tīeman	tīemenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tīeme	tīemde
second person singular	tīemest, tīemst	tīemdest
third person singular	tīemeþ, tīemþ	tīemde
plural	tīemaþ	tīemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tīeme	tīemde
plural	tīemen	tīemden
imperative
singular	tīem
plural	tīemaþ
participle	present	past
	tīemende	(ġe)tīemed

Descendants

• Middle English: temen (through the Anglian form)
  • English: teem
  • Scots: teem