þeowan

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þeuhan, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhaną, *þūhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old High German dūhen (“to press, press down”), Middle Dutch duwen, douwen (“to push, press, force”).

Alternative forms

Verb

þēowan

  1. to press, impress, force
  2. to urge, drive
  3. to press or thrust with a weapon, pierce, stab
  4. to threaten
  5. to rebuke, check
  6. to subjugate, overpower, oppress; to crush
    eġesan þēowan
    oppress with terror
Conjugation
Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)
infinitive þēowan þēowenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þēowe þēowde
second person singular þēowest, þēowst þēowdest
third person singular þēoweþ, þēowþ þēowde
plural þēowaþ þēowdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þēowe þēowde
plural þēowen þēowden
imperative
singular þēow
plural þēowaþ
participle present past
þēowende (ġe)þēowed

Etymology 2

From þēowa (“servant, slave”).

Verb

þēowan

  1. (with dative) To serve.
Conjugation
Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)
infinitive þēowan þēowenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þēowe þēowde
second person singular þēowest, þēowst þēowdest
third person singular þēoweþ, þēowþ þēowde
plural þēowaþ þēowdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þēowe þēowde
plural þēowen þēowden
imperative
singular þēow
plural þēowaþ
participle present past
þēowende (ġe)þēowed
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