wunian
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿunian — wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wunjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wunia, Old Saxon wunon, Old High German wonēn (German wohnen), Old Norse una.
Pronunciation
Verb
wunian
- to live somewhere
- Hwǣr wunast þū?
- Where do you live?
- Iċ wuniġe on þǣre byrġ, mīn brōðor on þǣm lande.
- I live in the city, my brother in the country.
- Mīn sweostor ġīet wunaþ mid ūrum ieldrum.
- My sister still lives with our parents.
- to stay somewhere
- Hē wunode ofer niht on þǣm lǣċehūse.
- He stayed in the hospital overnight.
- to live or be in a certain condition
- Wē wuniaþ on hyhte.
- We live in hope.
- Rihtwīsnes ne wunaþ on ǣ.
- Justice does not consist in the law.
- tælmearc þe wunaþ on unhlīsan
- a date which will live in infamy
- to be located somewhere
- to consist
- to remain, last, continue, endure
- Psalm 102:12
- Þū on ēcnesse wunast, āwa, Dryhten; wunaþ þīn ġemynd þenden weorold stent.
- You will last forever, always, Lord; the memory of you will endure while the world stands.
- Psalm 102:12
Conjugation
Conjugation of wunian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wunian | wunienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wuniġe | wunode |
| second person singular | wunast | wunodest |
| third person singular | wunaþ | wunode |
| plural | wuniaþ | wunodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wuniġe | wunode |
| plural | wuniġen | wunoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wuna | |
| plural | wuniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wuniende | (ġe)wunod | |