þawian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑ.wi.ɑn/

Verb

þāwian

  1. to thaw
    Se snāw þawaþ.
    The snow is thawing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þāwian (weak, class 2)
infinitive þāwian þāwienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þāwiġe þāwode
second person singular þāwast þāwodest
third person singular þāwaþ þāwode
plural þāwiaþ þāwodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þāwiġe þāwode
plural þāwiġen þāwoden
imperative
singular þāwa
plural þāwiaþ
participle present past
þāwiende (ġe)þāwod

Descendants

  • Middle English: thawen, thowen
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