*twiznāną

Runic: ᛏᚹᛁᛉᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈtwiz.nɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to twine, wind threads

Etymology

From *twiznaz (‘twine’) + *-āną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulartwiznō––
2nd singulartwiznaisi–twiznai
3rd singulartwiznaiþi–twiznāþau
1st dualtwiznōs––
2nd dualtwiznāþiz–twiznāþiz
1st pluraltwiznāmaz––
2nd pluraltwiznaiþ–twiznaiþ
3rd pluraltwiznānþi–twiznānþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singular––
2nd singulartwiznāsai–
3rd singulartwiznāþai–
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluraltwiznānþai–
2nd pluraltwiznānþai–
3rd pluraltwiznānþai–

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulartwiznadǭtwiznadēdį̄
2nd singulartwiznadēztwiznadēdīz
3rd singulartwiznadētwiznadēdī
1st dualtwiznadēdūtwiznadēdīw
2nd dualtwiznadēdudiztwiznadēdīdiz
1st pluraltwiznadēdumtwiznadēdīm
2nd pluraltwiznadēdudtwiznadēdīd
3rd pluraltwiznadēduntwiznadēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
twiznāną twiznāndz twiznadaz

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Descendants

  • *twiʀnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twirnon, *twīnon (Old Dutch)
      • twernen, twinen (Middle Dutch)
        • tweernen, twijnen (Dutch)
  • *twiʀnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twīnian (Old English)
      • twynen (Middle English)
        • twine (English)
        • twine (Scots)
  • *twiʀnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twīnia (Old Frisian)
      • twienje (Saterland Frisian)
      • twynje, twine (West Frisian)
  • *twiʀnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zwirnēn, zwirnōn (Old High German)
      • zwirnen (Middle High German)
        • zwirnen (German)
  • *twiʀnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twirnōn (Old Saxon)
      • twernen (Middle Low German)
        • twernen (Low German)
  • *twiʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twirnon, *twīnon (Old Dutch)
      • twernen, twinen (Middle Dutch)
        • tweernen, twijnen (Dutch)
  • *twiʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twīnian (Old English)
      • twynen (Middle English)
        • twine (English)
        • twine (Scots)
  • *twiʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twīnia (Old Frisian)
      • twienje (Saterland Frisian)
      • twynje, twine (West Frisian)
  • *twiʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zwirnēn, zwirnōn (Old High German)
      • zwirnen (Middle High German)
        • zwirnen (German)
  • *twiʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *twirnōn (Old Saxon)
      • twernen (Middle Low German)
        • twernen (Low German)
  • tvinna (Old Norse)
    • tvinde (Danish)
    • tvinna (Icelandic)
    • tvinna (Swedish)
  • tvinna (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • tvinne (Norwegian Bokmål)

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