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Old English · verb

dennian

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

Meaning

  1. to become slippery

    Feld dennode seċġa swāte.

    The plain became slippery with the blood of soldiers.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dennian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular denniġedennode
2nd singular dennastdennodest
3rd singular dennaþdennode
Plural denniaþdennodon
Subjunctive
Singular denniġedennode
Plural denniġendennoden
Non-finite forms of dennian
Form
Infinitive dennian
Inflected infinitive dennienne
Imperative singular denna
Imperative plural denniaþ
Present participle denniende
Past participle dennodġedennod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *dannjōn, from *dani (“plain, pasture, mire, wallowing hole, smooth or slick surface”), whence also Old English denn (“den, lair”). If so, then equivalent to denn + -ian.

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