æwnian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣƿnian — wynn spelling

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

1. to marry, wed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ǣwnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ǣwnian	ǣwnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
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

• ǣwnung
• beǣwnian