þreotan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þreutan (“to harass, to weary”).
Cognate with Old Saxon thriotan, Dutch verdrieten, German verdrießen, Old Norse þrjóta (Icelandic þrjóta, Swedish tryta). Related to o-grade iterative verb Old English þrēatian (“to threaten, to push”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθre͜oː.tɑn/
Verb
þrēotan
- to weary; to make or become weary
- Shrn. 188, 20.
- Ic ðē bydde ðæt ðē ne ðrēote, ne ðū ða sprēce ðǣr ne forlēte
- I pray thee that it may not weary thee, and that thou do not leave the conversation there
- Shrn. 188, 20.
Usage notes
Used impersonally to suggest personal weariness.
Conjugation
Conjugation of þrēotan (strong, class II)
| infinitive | þrēotan | þrēotenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | — | — |
| second person singular | — | — |
| third person singular | þrīett, þrīet | þrēat |
| plural | — | — |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þrēote | þrute |
| plural | — | — |
| imperative | ||
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| þrēotende | (ġe)þroten | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þreotan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.