þennan

Icelandic

Pronoun

þennan

  1. accusative masculine singular of þessi

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”).

Germanic cognates: Old Saxon þennian, Old High German dennen (German dehnen), Old Norse þenja (Norwegian tenja).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti), Greek τείνω (teíno), Latin teneō, tendō, Welsh tant (“string of a musical instrument”), Breton ardant, Russian тенёто (tenjóto), Lithuanian tìnti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθen.nɑn/

Verb

þennan

  1. to stretch, stretch out; spread out; extend
    Ðænne ðone swiðran earm swa he swiþast mæge
    Let him stretch out his right arm as hard as he can.
  2. (of a bow) to bend; draw
  3. to prostrate; overthrow
  4. to exert oneself; make an effort; strain

Conjugation
Conjugation of þennan (weak class 1)
infinitive þennan þennenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þenne þenede
second person singular þenest þenedest
third person singular þeneþ þenede
plural þennaþ þenedon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þenne þenede
plural þennen þeneden
imperative
singular þene
plural þennaþ
participle present past
þennende (ġe)þened

Derived terms
  • āþenian/āþennan
  • beþennan
  • ġeþennan
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