þennan

Old English

Alternative forms

• þænnan, þenian

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 tendere, 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