sceawian
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċēaƿian — wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skawwōną. Cognate with Old Frisian skawia, Old Saxon skawon, Old Dutch skouwon (Dutch schouwen), Old High German scouwōn (German schauen).
Pronunciation
Verb
sċēawian
- to look at, examine, scrutinize
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċēawian (weak class 2)
infinitive | sċēawian | sċēawienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sċēawiġe | sċēawode |
second person singular | sċēawast | sċēawodest |
third person singular | sċēawaþ | sċēawode |
plural | sċēawiaþ | sċēawodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sċēawiġe | sċēawode |
plural | sċēawiġen | sċēawoden |
imperative | ||
singular | sċēawa | |
plural | sċēawiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sċēawiende | (ġe)sċēawod |