þystrian

þystrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þēostrian, þīestrian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeustrōną, *þiustrijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθyːstriɑn/

Verb

þȳstrian

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of þȳstrian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þȳstrian	tō þȳstrienne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þȳstrie þȳstriġe	þȳstrode
2nd-person singular	þȳstrast	þȳstrodest
3rd-person singular	þȳstraþ	þȳstrode
plural	þȳstriaþ þȳstriġaþ	þȳstrodon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þȳstrie þȳstriġe	þȳstrode
plural	þȳstrien þȳstriġen	þȳstroden
imperative
singular	þȳstra
plural	þȳstriaþ þȳstriġaþ
participle	present	past
	þȳstriende þȳstriġende	(ġe)þȳstrod

Derived terms

• āþȳstrian
• forþȳstrian
• foreþȳstrian
• ġeþȳstrian
• ofþȳstrian

Descendants

• Middle English: þestren (from þēostrian)

References

• German Lexicon Project
• Old English to Modern English Translator