Old English · verb
dreahnian
Normalised drēahnian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈdræ͜ɑːx.ni.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈdræ͜ɑːx · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- drain
Meaning
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to drain
Þis dēah wið fōt eċe: ġenim elenan moran ⁊ eferþrotan moran ⁊ doccan moran. Wyll swīðe well on buteran. Drēahna ūt þurh wyllene clāð. Lǣt cōlian. Æfter smyre. Syþþan ꝥ ġeswel him bið sōna sēl.
This avails against foot-pain: take elecampane-root and carline thistle-root and dock-root. Boil (it) very well in butter. Drain (it) out through woollen cloth. Let (it) cool. Smear (it) after. Subsequently, his swelling will soon improve.
9th century, Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England, Volume III, p. 72, fol. 188 a.
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | drēahniġe | drēahnode |
| 2nd singular | drēahnast | drēahnodest |
| 3rd singular | drēahnaþ | drēahnode |
| Plural | drēahniaþ | drēahnodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | drēahniġe | drēahnode |
| Plural | drēahniġen | drēahnoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | drēahnian |
| Inflected infinitive | drēahnienne |
| Imperative singular | drēahna |
| Imperative plural | drēahniaþ |
| Present participle | drēahniende |
| Past participle | drēahnodġedrēahnod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn, from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz. See drūgian, drūgaþ, drȳġe.
Descendants
drain
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