acwinan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ā- + *cwinan, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwīnaną (“to expire, wither”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ācwīnan
- to dwindle, waste away
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ācwīnan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | ācwīnan | ācwīnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ācwīne | ācwān |
| second person singular | ācwīnst | ācwine |
| third person singular | ācwīnþ | ācwān |
| plural | ācwīnaþ | ācwinon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ācwīne | ācwine |
| plural | ācwīnen | ācwinen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ācwīn | |
| plural | ācwīnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ācwīnende | ācwinen | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-cwínan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.