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Old English · verb

cwanian

Normalised cwānian

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

Meaning

  1. to bewail, lament, moan

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwanian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwāniġecwānode
2nd singular cwānastcwānodest
3rd singular cwānaþcwānode
Plural cwāniaþcwānodon
Subjunctive
Singular cwāniġecwānode
Plural cwāniġencwānoden
Non-finite forms of cwanian
Form
Infinitive cwānian
Inflected infinitive cwānienne
Imperative singular cwāna
Imperative plural cwāniaþ
Present participle cwāniende
Past participle cwānodġecwānod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwainōn, from Proto-Germanic *kwainōną.

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