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Old English · verb

oþiewan

Normalised ōþīewan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/oːθˈi͜yː.wɑn/
[oːðˈi͜yː.wɑn]
Syllables
oːθ · ˈi͜yː · wɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
appear

Meaning

  1. to show oneself, appear

    An. DCLXXVIII Hēr oþiewede comēta se steorra ⁊ Wilfriþ bisċop wæs ādrifen of his bisċ.dōme from Eċġferþe cyninge.. Year 678 In this year the comet star appeared and Bishop Wilfriþ was expelled from his bishopdom by King Ecgfrith.

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Conjugation

Conjugation of oþiewan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ōþīeweōþīewde
2nd singular ōþīewestōþīewstōþīewdest
3rd singular ōþīeweþōþīewþōþīewde
Plural ōþīewaþōþīewdon
Subjunctive
Singular ōþīeweōþīewde
Plural ōþīewenōþīewden
Non-finite forms of oþiewan
Form
Infinitive ōþīewan
Inflected infinitive ōþīewenne
Imperative singular ōþīew
Imperative plural ōþīewaþ
Present participle ōþīewende
Past participle ōþīewed

All forms (16)

Etymology

ōþ- + īewan (“to show, appear”)

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