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Old English · verb

þreagan

Normalised þrēaġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθræ͜ɑː.jɑn/
Syllables
ˈθræ͜ɑː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
threaten

Meaning

  1. to threaten

  2. to rebuke

Conjugation

Conjugation of þreagan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þrēaġeþrēade
2nd singular þrēastþrēadest
3rd singular þrēaþþrēade
Plural þrēaġaþþrēadon
Subjunctive
Singular þrēaġeþrēade
Plural þrēaġenþrēaden
Non-finite forms of þreagan
Form
Infinitive þrēaġan
Inflected infinitive þrēaġenne
Imperative singular þrēa
Imperative plural þrēaġaþ
Present participle þrēaġende
Past participle þrēadġeþrēad

All forms (15)

Etymology

The forms imply contraction from pre-Old English *þrauhōjan, although it is difficult to find cognates in Germanic that confirm the reconstructed *h. See also *þrawōną and *þrawjaną.

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