æwnian

Old English

Etymology

From ǣ (“law, marriage”) +‎ -nian. The w comes from the earlier form ǣw (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæːw.ni.ɑn/

Verb

ǣwnian

to marry, wed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ǣwnian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ǣwnian	ǣwnienne
first person singular	ǣwniġe	ǣwnode
second person singular	ǣwnast	ǣwnodest
third person singular	ǣwnaþ	ǣwnode
plural	ǣwniaþ	ǣwnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ǣwniġe	ǣwnode
plural	ǣwniġen	ǣwnoden
imperative
singular	ǣwna
plural	ǣwniaþ
participle	present	past
	ǣwniende	(ġe)ǣwnod

Synonyms

beǣwnian, ġeǣwnian
beweddian, ġeweddian
ċeorlian, ġeċeorlian (of a woman)
fetian, ġefetian
hǣman, ġehǣman
hīwian, ġehīwian
wīfian, ġewīfian (of a man)
mǣnsumian
ġemungian
ġesinigian
wōgian

Antonyms

tōtwǣman

Derived terms

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