þegnian

Old English

From þeġn (“servant”) +‎ -ian.

þeġnian

to serve (+ dative)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sundayin September, when Job is read"
  ...and his suna fērdon and ðēnode ǣlc ōðrum mid his gōdum on ymhwyrfte æt his hūse...
  ...and his sons went and served each other with his goods in turn at his house...
to serve food
to serve in the office of

Conjugation of þeġnian (weak class 2)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.