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Old English · verb

eanian

Normalised ēanian

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

Meaning

  1. to give birth (to lambs)

Conjugation

Conjugation of eanian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ēaniġeēanode
2nd singular ēanastēanodest
3rd singular ēanaþēanode
Plural ēaniaþēanodon
Subjunctive
Singular ēaniġeēanode
Plural ēaniġenēanoden
Non-finite forms of eanian
Form
Infinitive ēanian
Inflected infinitive ēanienne
Imperative singular ēana
Imperative plural ēaniaþ
Present participle ēaniende
Past participle ēanodġeēanod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aunōn, from Proto-Germanic *aunōną. Cognate with Dutch onen (“to yean”) and Swedish öna (“to give birth to, yean”).

Descendants

ean

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