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Old English · verb

þænan

Normalised þǣnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈθæː.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈθæː · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
moisten

Meaning

  1. to make moist; moisten

Conjugation

Conjugation of þænan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þǣneþǣnde
2nd singular þǣnestþǣnstþǣndest
3rd singular þǣneþþǣnþþǣnde
Plural þǣnaþþǣndon
Subjunctive
Singular þǣneþǣnde
Plural þǣnenþǣnden
Non-finite forms of þænan
Form
Infinitive þǣnan
Inflected infinitive þǣnenne
Imperative singular þǣn
Imperative plural þǣnaþ
Present participle þǣnende
Past participle þǣnedġeþǣned

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þainijan, from Proto-Germanic *þainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow, run”).

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