þearfian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þarbēn, from Proto-Germanic *þarbāną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθæ͜ɑr.fi.ɑn/, [ˈθæ͜ɑrˠ.vi.ɑn]
Verb
þearfian
- to be in need
Conjugation
Conjugation of þearfian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | þearfian | þearfienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þearfiġe | þearfode |
| second person singular | þearfast | þearfodest |
| third person singular | þearfaþ | þearfode |
| plural | þearfiaþ | þearfodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þearfiġe | þearfode |
| plural | þearfiġen | þearfoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þearfa | |
| plural | þearfiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þearfiende | (ġe)þearfod | |
Related terms
- þearf
- þurfan
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller, “þearfian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1898.