Participles
| Present | þennende |
| Past | (ġe)þened |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | þenne |
| 2nd sing. | þenest |
| 3rd sing. | þeneþ |
| 1st plur. | þennaþ |
| 2nd plur. | þennaþ |
| 3rd plur. | þennaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | þenede |
| 2nd sing. | þenedest |
| 3rd sing. | þenede |
| 1st plur. | þenedon |
| 2nd plur. | þenedon |
| 3rd plur. | þenedon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | þenne |
| 2nd sing. | þenne |
| 3rd sing. | þenne |
| 1st plur. | þennen |
| 2nd plur. | þennen |
| 3rd plur. | þennen |
Past
| 1st sing. | þenede |
| 2nd sing. | þenede |
| 3rd sing. | þenede |
| 1st plur. | þeneden |
| 2nd plur. | þeneden |
| 3rd plur. | þeneden |
Imperative
| Singular | þene |
| Plural | þennaþ |
Verbs similar to 'þennan'
cennan,
wennan,
þencan,
þenian,
acennan,
aþencan,
aþenian,
bannan,
bendan,
bennian,
Etymology
1. From Proto-Germanic *þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”).
2. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon þennian, Old High German dennen (German dehnen), Old Norse þenja (Norwegian tenja).
3. Indo-European cognates are Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti), Greek τείνω (teíno), Latin tendō (all three meaning “to stretch; extend”), Latin teneō (“to hold; grasp”), Welsh tant (“string of a musical instrument”), Breton ardant (“[nautical] toggle”), Russian тенёто (tenjóto, “net trap for rabbits etc.”), and Lithuanian ti̇̀nti (“to swell; bloat”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*þanjaną', German, old spelling '
dehnen', Sanskrit '
तनोति', Greek '
τείνω', Latin '
tendō', Latin '
teneō'.
Verbs referencing "þennan"
Latin
teneo, Latin
tendo, Sanskrit
तनोति, Hindi
तानना.
Sample Sentences
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Ðænne ðone swiðran earm swa he swiþast mæge (Let him stretch out his right arm as hard as he can.)
Cognates
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