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Middle English
Etymology
From Old Norse þrífa, from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną. Cognates include Old Swedish þrīvas.
Pronunciation
Verb
thryven
- To acquire prosperity or fortune; to succeed.
- To be well or fit; to thrive and be active.
- To acquire a beneficial attribute or characteristic.
- To sprout, age or become bigger; to experience growth or development.
- (rare) To intensify; to increase in magnitude.
Usage notes
Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, but it generally remains strong.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) thryven, thryve
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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thryve
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throf
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| 2nd-person singular
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thryvest
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throve, thryve, threve, throf
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| 3rd-person singular
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thryveth
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throf
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| subjunctive singular
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thryve
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throve1, thryve1, threve1
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| imperative singular
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—
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| plural2
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thryven, thryve
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throven, throve, thryven, thryve, threven, threve
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| imperative plural
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thryveth, thryve
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—
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| participles
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thryvynge, thryvende
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thryven, thryve, threven, threve
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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