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Old English · verb

þegnian

Normalised þeġnian

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

Meaning

  1. to serve (+ dative)

    c. 990, Matthew 8:14-16

    Then the Savior came to Peter's house, where he saw his mother-in-law lying down, feverish; and he touched her hand, and the fever left her: then she arose and served him.

  2. to serve food

  3. to serve in the office of

Conjugation

Conjugation of þegnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þeġniġeþeġnode
2nd singular þeġnastþeġnodest
3rd singular þeġnaþþeġnode
Plural þeġniaþþeġnodon
Subjunctive
Singular þeġniġeþeġnode
Plural þeġniġenþeġnoden
Non-finite forms of þegnian
Form
Infinitive þeġnian
Inflected infinitive þeġnienne
Imperative singular þeġna
Imperative plural þeġniaþ
Present participle þeġniende
Past participle þeġnodġeþeġnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þegnōn.

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