yþian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editȳþian
- (intransitive, literal or figurative) to overflow, be filled
- (literal or figurative) to move in waves, toss, roll; to wave, fluctuate
Conjugation
editConjugation of ȳþian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ȳþian | ȳþienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ȳþiġe | ȳþode |
second person singular | ȳþast | ȳþodest |
third person singular | ȳþaþ | ȳþode |
plural | ȳþiaþ | ȳþodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ȳþiġe | ȳþode |
plural | ȳþiġen | ȳþoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ȳþa | |
plural | ȳþiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ȳþiende | (ġe)ȳþod |
Derived terms
edit- ȳþung f (“inundation, fluctuation”)
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ȲÞIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.