þeowan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oː.wɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þeuhan, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhaną, *þūhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old High German dūhen (“to press, press down”), Middle Dutch duwen, douwen (“to push, press, force”).

Alternative forms

• þīwan, þīewan, þēon, þȳwan, þȳġan, þēwan, þīan, þȳn

Verb

þēowan

1. to press, impress, force
2. to urge, drive
3. to press or thrust with a weapon, pierce, stab
4. to threaten
5. to rebuke, check
6. to subjugate, overpower, oppress; to crush

   eġesan þēowan

   oppress with terror

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þēowan	þēowenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þēowe	þēowde
second person singular	þēowest, þēowst	þēowdest
third person singular	þēoweþ, þēowþ	þēowde
plural	þēowaþ	þēowdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þēowe	þēowde
plural	þēowen	þēowden
imperative
singular	þēow
plural	þēowaþ
participle	present	past
	þēowende	(ġe)þēowed

Related terms

• þēowian

Etymology 2

From þēowa (“servant, slave”).

Verb

þēowan

1. (with dative) To serve.

Conjugation

Conjugation of þēowan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þēowan	þēowenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þēowe	þēowde
second person singular	þēowest, þēowst	þēowdest
third person singular	þēoweþ, þēowþ	þēowde
plural	þēowaþ	þēowdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þēowe	þēowde
plural	þēowen	þēowden
imperative
singular	þēow
plural	þēowaþ
participle	present	past
	þēowende	(ġe)þēowed

Related terms

• þēowian