þennan

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Icelandic

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Pronoun

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þennan

  1. accusative masculine singular of þessi

Old English

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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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

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