soþian

Old English

Alternative forms

• sōðian — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþōn, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōną; equivalent to sōþ +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈsoː.ði.ɑn]

Verb

sōþian

1. to prove
2. to attest, affirm

Conjugation

Conjugation of sōþian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sōþian	sōþienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sōþiġe	sōþode
second person singular	sōþast	sōþodest
third person singular	sōþaþ	sōþode
plural	sōþiaþ	sōþodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sōþiġe	sōþode
plural	sōþiġen	sōþoden
imperative
singular	sōþa
plural	sōþiaþ
participle	present	past
	sōþiende	(ġe)sōþod

Derived terms

• ġesōþian
• unsōþian

Related terms

• sēþan

Descendants

• Middle English: soþien, sothen
  • English: soothe
  • Scots: suith, sooth
    • ⇒ Scots: soother (verb)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SŌÐIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.