eldertongue

Old English · verb

teswian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtes.wi.ɑn/
[ˈtez.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈtes · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
injure

Meaning

  1. to hurt, injure

  2. to vex, annoy

Conjugation

Conjugation of teswian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular teswiġeteswode
2nd singular teswastteswodest
3rd singular teswaþteswode
Plural teswiaþteswodon
Subjunctive
Singular teswiġeteswode
Plural teswiġenteswoden
Non-finite forms of teswian
Form
Infinitive teswian
Inflected infinitive teswienne
Imperative singular teswa
Imperative plural teswiaþ
Present participle teswiende
Past participle teswodġeteswod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taswijōn, equivalent to tesu + -ian. Further etymology unknown. Perhaps related to Old English tǣsan (“to tear up, pull apart, tease”).

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