oþiewan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
ōþ- + īewan (“to show, appear”)
Verb
ōþīewan
- to show oneself, appear
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- An. DCLXXVIII Hēr oþiewede comēta se steorra ⁊ Wilfriþ bisċop wæs ādrifen of his bisċ.dōme from Eċġferþe cyninge..
- Year 678 In this year the comet star appeared and Bishop Wilfriþ was expelled from his bishopdom by King Ecgfrith.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
Conjugation of ōþīewan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ōþīewan | ōþīewenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ōþīewe | ōþīewde |
| second person singular | ōþīewest, ōþīewst | ōþīewdest |
| third person singular | ōþīeweþ, ōþīewþ | ōþīewde |
| plural | ōþīewaþ | ōþīewdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ōþīewe | ōþīewde |
| plural | ōþīewen | ōþīewden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ōþīew | |
| plural | ōþīewaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ōþīewende | ōþīewed | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “óþ-íwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.