Old English · verb
þingian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈθin.ɡi.ɑn/[ˈθiŋ.ɡi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈθin · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- intercedesupplicatethingterms
Meaning
-
to intercede, supplicate
-
to settle, make terms
-
to determine, address, discourse
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną, from *þingą (“matter, issue”). Cognate with Old Frisian thingia (West Frisian tingje), Old Saxon thingōn, Middle Dutch dingen (Dutch dingen), Old High German dingōn (German dingen), Old Norse þinga (Swedish tinga).
Descendants
thing
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