þennan
FromProto-Germanic*þanjaną, fromProto-Indo-European*ten-(“to stretch”).
Germanic cognates includeOld Saxonþennian,Old High Germandennen (Germandehnen),Old Norseþenja (Norwegiantenja).
Indo-European cognates areSanskritतनोति(tanóti),Greekτείνω(teíno),Latintendō (all three meaning “to stretch; extend”),Latinteneō(“to hold; grasp”),Welshtant(“string of a musical instrument”),Bretonardant(“[nautical]toggle”),Russianтенёто(tenjóto,“net trap for rabbits etc.”), andLithuanianti̇̀nti(“to swell; bloat”).
þennan
| 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 | |