eldertongue

Old English · verb

openian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈo.pe.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈo · pe · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
open

Meaning

  1. to open

Conjugation

Conjugation of openian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular openiġeopenode
2nd singular openastopenodest
3rd singular openaþopenode
Plural openiaþopenodon
Subjunctive
Singular openiġeopenode
Plural openiġenopenoden
Non-finite forms of openian
Form
Infinitive openian
Inflected infinitive openienne
Imperative singular opena
Imperative plural openiaþ
Present participle openiende
Past participle openodġeopenod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną, from *upanaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch openen (Dutch openen), Old High German offanōn (German öffnen), Old Norse opna (Swedish öppna).

Descendants

open

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