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Old English · verb

cwiþan

Normalised cwīþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈkwiː.θɑn/
[ˈkwiː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈkwiː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
moanmourn

Meaning

  1. to speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament

    mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…

    Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…

    Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwiþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwīþecwīþde
2nd singular cwīþestcwīstcwīþdest
3rd singular cwīþeþcwīþþcwīþcwīþde
Plural cwīþaþcwīþdon
Subjunctive
Singular cwīþecwīþde
Plural cwīþencwīþden
Non-finite forms of cwiþan
Form
Infinitive cwīþan
Inflected infinitive cwīþenne
Imperative singular cwīþ
Imperative plural cwīþaþ
Present participle cwīþende
Past participle cwīþedġecwīþed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”). Compare Proto-Germanic *kwainōną, whence Old English cwānian.

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