þeowian

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þewāną (“to enslave”). Cognate with Old Norse þjá (“to enslave”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (anaþiwan, “to subjugate, make subservient”).

Verb

þēowian

  1. to serve (as a servant, slave, or devotee)
    fram ċildhāde Gode þēowian
    to serve God since childhood
  2. to enslave, reduce to servants
Usage notes
  • In the senses of serving another person, the person being served is placed in the dative case.
    hlāforde þēowian ― to serve a lord (hlāford is declined in its dative form hlāforde)
Conjugation
Conjugation of þēowian (weak class 2)
infinitive þēowian þēowienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þēowiġe þēowode
second person singular þēowast þēowodest
third person singular þēowaþ þēowode
plural þēowiaþ þēowodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þēowiġe þēowode
plural þēowiġen þēowoden
imperative
singular þēowa
plural þēowiaþ
participle present past
þēowiende (ġe)þēowod

Etymology 2

See þēowan (“to press”).

Alternative forms

Verb

þēowian

  1. Synonym of þēowan (“to press”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of þēowian (weak class 2)
infinitive þēowian þēowienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þēowiġe þēowode
second person singular þēowast þēowodest
third person singular þēowaþ þēowode
plural þēowiaþ þēowodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þēowiġe þēowode
plural þēowiġen þēowoden
imperative
singular þēowa
plural þēowiaþ
participle present past
þēowiende (ġe)þēowod
Derived terms

References

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