eldertongue

Old English · verb

sinnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈsin.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈsin · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
heedmeditate

Meaning

  1. to heed, care for, mind

  2. to meditate over, care about, think upon, consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sinnesann
2nd singular sinstsunne
3rd singular sinþsann
Plural sinnaþsunnon
Subjunctive
Singular sinnesunne
Plural sinnensunnen
Non-finite forms of sinnan
Form
Infinitive sinnan
Inflected infinitive sinnenne
Imperative singular sinn
Imperative plural sinnaþ
Present participle sinnende
Past participle sunnenġesunnen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinnan (“to journey, spend time, sojourn”). Akin to Old High German sinnan, Old Norse sinn (“time, journey”), Old English sīþian (“to travel”), Old English sendan (“to send”).

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