þingian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þingōną, from *þingą (“matter, issue”). Cognate with Old Frisian thingia (West Frisian tingje), Old Saxon thingon, Middle Dutch dingen (Dutch dingen), Old High German dingon (German dingen), Old Norse þinga (Swedish tinga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθin.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈθiŋ.ɡi.ɑn]

Verb

þingian

1. to intercede, supplicate
2. to settle, make terms
3. to determine, address, discourse

Conjugation

Conjugation of þingian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þingian	þingienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þingiġe	þingode
second person singular	þingast	þingodest
third person singular	þingaþ	þingode
plural	þingiaþ	þingodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þingiġe	þingode
plural	þingiġen	þingoden
imperative
singular	þinga
plural	þingiaþ
participle	present	past
	þingiende	(ġe)þingod

Descendants

• English: thing (verb)