þeostrian

þeostrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þȳstrian, þīestrian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeustrōną, *þiustrijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oːs.tri.ɑn/

Verb

þēostrian

1. to darken, to grow dark
2. to dim the sight

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēostrian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þēostrian	þēostrienne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þēostrie	þēostrode
2nd-person singular	þēostrast	þēostrodest
3rd-person singular	þēostraþ	þēostrode
plural	þēostriaþ	þēostrodon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þēostrie	þēostrode
plural	þēostrien	þēostroden
imperative
singular	þēostra
plural	þēostriaþ
participle	present	past
	þēostriende	(ġe)þēostrod

Derived terms

• āþēostrian
• forþēostrian
• foreþēostrian
• ġeþēostrian
• ofþēostrian

Descendants

• Middle English: þestren

References

• German Lexicon Project
• Old English to Modern English Translator