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Old English · verb

þawian

Normalised þāwian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθɑ.wi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈθɑ · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
thaw

Meaning

  1. to thaw

    Se snāw þawaþ.

    The snow is thawing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þawian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þāwiġeþāwode
2nd singular þāwastþāwodest
3rd singular þāwaþþāwode
Plural þāwiaþþāwodon
Subjunctive
Singular þāwiġeþāwode
Plural þāwiġenþāwoden
Non-finite forms of þawian
Form
Infinitive þāwian
Inflected infinitive þāwienne
Imperative singular þāwa
Imperative plural þāwiaþ
Present participle þāwiende
Past participle þāwodġeþāwod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną.

Descendants

thaw

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