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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þreutan (“to harass, to weary”).
Cognate with Old Saxon thriotan, Dutch verdrieten, German verdrießen, Old Norse þrjóta (Icelandic þrjóta, Swedish tryta). Related to o-grade iterative verb Old English þrēatian (“to threaten, to push”).
Pronunciation
Verb
þrēotan
- to weary; to make or become weary
- Shrn. 188, 20.
Ic ðē bydde ðæt ðē ne ðrēote, ne ðū ða sprēce ðǣr ne forlēte- I pray thee that it may not weary thee, and that thou do not leave the conversation there
Usage notes
Used impersonally to suggest personal weariness.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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þrēotan
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þrēotenne
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| indicative mood
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present tense
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past tense
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| first person singular
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—
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—
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| second person singular
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—
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—
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| third person singular
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þrīett, þrīet
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þrēat
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| plural
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—
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—
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| subjunctive
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present tense
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past tense
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| singular
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þrēote
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þrute
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| plural
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—
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—
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| imperative
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| singular
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—
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| plural
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—
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| participle
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present
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past
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þrēotende
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(ġe)þroten
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