þænan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þēnan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þainijan, from Proto-Germanic *þainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow, run”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθæː.nɑn/

Verb

þǣnan

  1. (transitive) to make moist; moisten

Conjugation

Conjugation of þǣnan (weak, class 1)
infinitive þǣnan þǣnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þǣne þǣnde
second person singular þǣnest, þǣnst þǣndest
third person singular þǣneþ, þǣnþ þǣnde
plural þǣnaþ þǣndon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þǣne þǣnde
plural þǣnen þǣnden
imperative
singular þǣn
plural þǣnaþ
participle present past
þǣnende (ġe)þǣned

Derived terms

  • ofþǣnan
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