yþian

Old English

Alternative forms

ȳþġian, ȳþiġian
ȳðian — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ȳþ +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈyː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈyː.ði.ɑn]

Verb

ȳþian

(intransitive, literal or figurative) to overflow, be filled
(literal or figurative) to move in waves, toss, roll; to wave, fluctuate

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȳþian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ȳþian	ȳþienne
first person singular	ȳþiġe	ȳþode
second person singular	ȳþast	ȳþodest
third person singular	ȳþaþ	ȳþode
plural	ȳþiaþ	ȳþodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ȳþiġe	ȳþode
plural	ȳþiġen	ȳþoden
imperative
singular	ȳþa
plural	ȳþiaþ
participle	present	past
	ȳþiende	(ġe)ȳþod

Derived terms

ȳþung f (“inundation, fluctuation”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ȲÞIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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