þawian
Old English
Alternative forms
- þaƿian
Etymology
Cognate with Old High German douwen, German tauen, Old Norse þeyja. Related to Albanian thaj (“to thaw, dry”) and Old Church Slavonic таꙗти (tajati, “to thaw, to melt”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɑwiɑn/
Verb
þawian
- to thaw
Conjugation
Conjugation of þawian (weak class 2)
infinitive | þawian | tō þawienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | þawie þawiġe | þawode |
2nd-person singular | þawast | þawodest |
3rd-person singular | þawaþ | þawode |
plural | þawiaþ þawiġaþ | þawodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | þawie þawiġe | þawode |
plural | þawien þawiġen | þawoden |
imperative | ||
singular | þawa | |
plural | þawiaþ þawiġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þawiende þawiġende | (ġe)þawod |
Descendants
- English: thaw