þestren

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þēostrian and þȳstrian, from Proto-West Germanic *þeustrōn (“to make dark”) and *þīustrijēn (“to be dark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθeːstrən/, /ˈθɛstrən/

Verb

þestren

  1. To become dark or black; to lose its lightness.
  2. (rare) To make oneself non-visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þestren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) þestren, þestre
present tense past tense
1st-person singular þestre þestred
2nd-person singular þestrest þestredest
3rd-person singular þestreth þestred
subjunctive singular þestre
imperative singular —
plural1 þestren, þestre þestreden, þestrede
imperative plural þestreth, þestre —
participles þestrynge, þestrende þestred, yþestred

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

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