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Old English · verb

eþian

Normalised ēþian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈeː.θi.ɑn/
[ˈeː.ði.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈeː · θi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
breathe

Meaning

  1. to breathe

  2. to smell

  3. to pant

Conjugation

Conjugation of eþian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ēþiġeēþode
2nd singular ēþastēþodest
3rd singular ēþaþēþode
Plural ēþiaþēþodon
Subjunctive
Singular ēþiġeēþode
Plural ēþiġenēþoden
Non-finite forms of eþian
Form
Infinitive ēþian
Inflected infinitive ēþienne
Imperative singular ēþa
Imperative plural ēþiaþ
Present participle ēþiende
Past participle ēþodġeēþod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anþijan, from Proto-Germanic *anþijaną (“to breathe”), from *anþą (“breath”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

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