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Old English · verb

timbran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈtim.brɑn/
Syllables
ˈtim · brɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
timberbuild

Meaning

  1. to build

    Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ.

    There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.

    Wonders of the East

Conjugation

Conjugation of timbran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular timbretimbrede
2nd singular timbresttimbredest
3rd singular timbreþtimbrede
Plural timbraþtimbredon
Subjunctive
Singular timbretimbrede
Plural timbrentimbreden
Non-finite forms of timbran
Form
Infinitive timbran
Inflected infinitive timbrenne
Imperative singular timbre
Imperative plural timbraþ
Present participle timbrende
Past participle timbredġetimbred

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *timrijaną, derived from *timrą (“timber”) (Old English timber) + *-janą. Cognate with Old Frisian timbra, Old Saxon timbrian, Old High German zimbaren, Gothic (timrjan).

Descendants

timber

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