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Old English · verb

þunrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθun.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈθun · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
thunder

Meaning

  1. to thunder

    Sē dæġ wæs stormiġ, and þæt ġīet wierse wæs, hit þunrode.

    The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þunrian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þunriġeþunrode
2nd singular þunrastþunrodest
3rd singular þunraþþunrode
Plural þunriaþþunrodon
Subjunctive
Singular þunriġeþunrode
Plural þunriġenþunroden
Non-finite forms of þunrian
Form
Infinitive þunrian
Inflected infinitive þunrienne
Imperative singular þunra
Imperative plural þunriaþ
Present participle þunriende
Past participle þunrodġeþunrod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þunrōn, equivalent to þunor (“thunder”) + -ian.

Descendants

thunder

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