þænan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þēnan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þainijan, from Proto-Germanic *þainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (to melt, flow, run).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθæː.nɑn/

Verb

þǣnan

  1. (transitive) to make moist; moisten

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ofþǣnan
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