eldertongue

Old English · verb

tawian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtɑ.wi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈtɑ · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
tawprepare

Meaning

  1. to prepare, make ready

Conjugation

Conjugation of tawian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tawiġetawode
2nd singular tawasttawodest
3rd singular tawaþtawode
Plural tawiaþtawodon
Subjunctive
Singular tawiġetawode
Plural tawiġentawoden
Non-finite forms of tawian
Form
Infinitive tawian
Inflected infinitive tawienne
Imperative singular tawa
Imperative plural tawiaþ
Present participle tawiende
Past participle tawodġetawod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan. Cognate with Middle Dutch touwen (Dutch touwen), Old High German zawjan, Gothic (taujan), Old Norse tæja, tœja.

Descendants

taw

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