tweogan

Old English

Alternative forms

• twīoġan, twēon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twihōn. Equivalent to twēo +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwe͜oː.jɑn/

Verb

twēoġan

1. to doubt (+ genitive) (often impersonal, with accusative subject)

   Iċ ġehāte þæt mē nǣfre mā þīn ne twēoþ.

   I promise I won't ever doubt you again.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Ne twēoþ þæs nānne mann þe āwiht wāt.

     No one who knows anything doubts that.

Usage notes

• A following clause expressing what is doubted goes in the subjunctive mood: Hīe twēoþ hwæðer hit man mæġe dōn (“She doubts whether it can be done”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of twēoġan (weak class 2)

infinitive	twēoġan	twēoġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	twēoġe	twēode
second person singular	twēost	twēodest
third person singular	twēoþ	twēode
plural	twēoġaþ	twēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	twēoġe	twēode
plural	twēoġen	twēoden
imperative
singular	twēo
plural	twēoġaþ
participle	present	past
	twēoġende	(ġe)twēod

Related terms

• twēonian

Descendants

• Middle English: tweoȝean