þawian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑ.wi.ɑn/

Verb

þāwian

1. to thaw

   Se snāw þawaþ.

   The snow is thawing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þāwian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þāwian	þāwienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þāwiġe	þāwode
second person singular	þāwast	þāwodest
third person singular	þāwaþ	þāwode
plural	þāwiaþ	þāwodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þāwiġe	þāwode
plural	þāwiġen	þāwoden
imperative
singular	þāwa
plural	þāwiaþ
participle	present	past
	þāwiende	(ġe)þāwod

Descendants

• Middle English: thawen, thowen
  • English: thaw
  • Scots: thow