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Old English · verb

æwnian

Normalised ǣwnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈæːw.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈæːw · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
marrywed

Meaning

  1. to marry, wed

Conjugation

Conjugation of æwnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ǣwniġeǣwnode
2nd singular ǣwnastǣwnodest
3rd singular ǣwnaþǣwnode
Plural ǣwniaþǣwnodon
Subjunctive
Singular ǣwniġeǣwnode
Plural ǣwniġenǣwnoden
Non-finite forms of æwnian
Form
Infinitive ǣwnian
Inflected infinitive ǣwnienne
Imperative singular ǣwna
Imperative plural ǣwniaþ
Present participle ǣwniende
Past participle ǣwnodġeǣwnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ǣ (“law, marriage”) + -nian. The w comes from the earlier form ǣw (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz).

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