þunrian
Old English
Etymology
From þunor (“thunder”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθun.ri.ɑn/
Verb
þunrian
- to thunder
- Sē dæġ wæs stormiġ, and þæt ġīet wierse wæs, hit þunrode.
- The day was stormy, and what was worse still, it was thundering.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 12:29
- Sēo meniġu þe þǣr stōd and þæt ġehīerde sæġdon þæt hit þunrode. Sume sæġdon þæt enġel sprǣċe wiþ hine.
- The crowd that was standing there and heard it said that it had thundered. Some said that an angel had spoken with him.
Conjugation
Conjugation of þunrian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | þunrian | þunrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þunriġe | þunrode |
| second person singular | þunrast | þunrodest |
| third person singular | þunraþ | þunrode |
| plural | þunriaþ | þunrodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þunriġe | þunrode |
| plural | þunriġen | þunroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þunra | |
| plural | þunriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þunriende | (ġe)þunrod | |