siwian

Old English

Alternative forms

• seowian, sēowan
• siƿian — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sīw-. Cognate with Old Frisian sīa, Old High German siuwen, Old Norse sýja (Danish sy, Swedish sy), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (siujan); and with Latin suō, Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.wi.ɑn/

Verb

siwian

1. to sew

Conjugation

Conjugation of siwian (weak class 2)

infinitive	siwian	siwienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	siwiġe	siwode
second person singular	siwast	siwodest
third person singular	siwaþ	siwode
plural	siwiaþ	siwodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	siwiġe	siwode
plural	siwiġen	siwoden
imperative
singular	siwa
plural	siwiaþ
participle	present	past
	siwiende	(ġe)siwod

Descendants

• Middle English: sewen, seowen, sowen
  • English: sew
    • → Akolet: sewim
  • Scots: sew

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seowian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.