þristen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • þrusten

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic *þrustijaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθristən/, /ˈθrustən/

Verb

þristen

  1. to thrust

Conjugation

Conjugation of þristen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) þristen, þriste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular þriste þristed
2nd-person singular þristest þristedest
3rd-person singular þristeth þristed
subjunctive singular þriste
imperative singular —
plural1 þristen, þriste þristeden, þristede
imperative plural þristeth, þriste —
participles þristynge, þristende þristed, yþristed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: thrust
  • Yola: durst (preterite)

References

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