Old English · verb
drohtnian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈdroxt.ni.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈdroxt · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- inhabit
Meaning
-
to live
-
to live one's life, conduct oneself
men... swá micele eáðelícor and sél drohtniaþ, swá hý stíþlíce áfédde wǽron
people... live the more readily and well the more strictly they were brought up
Old English Benedictine Rule -
to dwell
ON DECIES DÆGE þæs wælhreowan caseres. wæs se halga biscop sixtus on romana byri drohtniende
In the time of the vicious Emperor Decius, the holy bishop Sixtus was living in the city of the Romans
Ælfric of Eynsham, Catholic Homilies, I.29, c. 990s -
to inhabit
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | drohtniġe | drohtnode |
| 2nd singular | drohtnast | drohtnodest |
| 3rd singular | drohtnaþ | drohtnode |
| Plural | drohtniaþ | drohtnodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | drohtniġe | drohtnode |
| Plural | drohtniġen | drohtnoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | drohtnian |
| Inflected infinitive | drohtnienne |
| Imperative singular | drohtna |
| Imperative plural | drohtniaþ |
| Present participle | drohtniende |
| Past participle | drohtnodġedrohtnod |
All forms (15)
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