Reconstruction:Old English/tiefran

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • tīfran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taubrijan, equivalent to tēafor +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti͜yːf.rɑn/, [ˈti͜yːv.rɑn]

Verb

*tīefran

  1. to colour, paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tīefran (weak, class 1)
infinitive *tīefran *tīefrenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *tīefre *tīefrede
second person singular *tīefrest *tīefredest
third person singular *tīefreþ *tīefrede
plural *tīefraþ *tīefredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *tīefre *tīefrede
plural *tīefren *tīefreden
imperative
singular *tīefre
plural *tīefraþ
participle present past
*tīefrende *(ġe)tīefred

Derived terms

  • ātīefran (“to depict, paint”)
  • tīefring (“depiction, painting”)
  • *tēafrian
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