tweogan
Old English
Alternative forms
- twīoġan, twēon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *twihōn. Equivalent to twēo + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwe͜oː.jɑn/
Verb
twēoġan
- to doubt (+ genitive) (often impersonal, with accusative subject)
- Iċ ġehāte þæt mē nǣfre mā þīn ne twēoþ.
- I promise I won't ever doubt you again.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Ne twēoþ þæs nānne mann þe āwiht wāt.
- No one who knows anything doubts that.
Usage notes
- A following clause expressing what is doubted goes in the subjunctive mood: Hīe twēoþ hwæðer hit man mæġe dōn (“She doubts whether it can be done”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of twēoġan (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | twēoġan | twēoġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | twēoġe | twēode |
| second person singular | twēost | twēodest |
| third person singular | twēoþ | twēode |
| plural | twēoġaþ | twēodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | twēoġe | twēode |
| plural | twēoġen | twēoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | twēo | |
| plural | twēoġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| twēoġende | (ġe)twēod | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: tweoȝean