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Old English · verb

þeowan

Normalised þēowan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈθe͜oː.wɑn/
Syllables
ˈθe͜oː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
serveimpressoverpowersubjugatepresscheck

þeowan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to press, impress, force

  2. to urge, drive

  3. to press or thrust with a weapon, pierce, stab

  4. to threaten

  5. to rebuke, check

  6. to subjugate, overpower, oppress; to crush

    eġesan þēowan

    oppress with terror

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeowan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þēoweþēowde
2nd singular þēowestþēowstþēowdest
3rd singular þēoweþþēowþþēowde
Plural þēowaþþēowdon
Subjunctive
Singular þēoweþēowde
Plural þēowenþēowden
Non-finite forms of þeowan
Form
Infinitive þēowan
Inflected infinitive þēowenne
Imperative singular þēow
Imperative plural þēowaþ
Present participle þēowende
Past participle þēowedġeþēowed

þeowan2 · verb

Senses

  1. To serve.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeowan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þēoweþēowde
2nd singular þēowestþēowstþēowdest
3rd singular þēoweþþēowþþēowde
Plural þēowaþþēowdon
Subjunctive
Singular þēoweþēowde
Plural þēowenþēowden
Non-finite forms of þeowan
Form
Infinitive þēowan
Inflected infinitive þēowenne
Imperative singular þēow
Imperative plural þēowaþ
Present participle þēowende
Past participle þēowedġeþēowed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeuhan, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhaną, *þūhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old High German dūhen (“to press, press down”), Middle Dutch duwen, douwen (“to push, press, force”).

From þēowa (“servant, slave”).

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