þegnian

Old English

Alternative forms

þēnian, þēniġan, þēniġean

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þegnōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθej.ni.ɑn/

Verb

þeġnian

to serve (+ dative)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sundayin September, when Job is read"
  ...and his suna fērdon and ðēnode ǣlc ōðrum mid his gōdum on ymhwyrfte æt his hūse...
  ...and his sons went and served each other with his goods in turn at his house...
to serve food
to serve in the office of

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeġnian (weak, class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	þeġnian	þeġnienne
first person singular	þeġniġe	þeġnode
second person singular	þeġnast	þeġnodest
third person singular	þeġnaþ	þeġnode
plural	þeġniaþ	þeġnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þeġniġe	þeġnode
plural	þeġniġen	þeġnoden
imperative
singular	þeġna
plural	þeġniaþ
participle	present	past
	þeġniende	(ġe)þeġnod

Derived terms

þeġnung

Descendants

Middle English: theinen