pinian

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn, ultimately from Latin pēna, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpiː.ni.ɑn/

    Verb

    pīnian

    1. to torment, torture

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of pīnian (weak, class 2)
    infinitive pīnian pīnienne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular pīniġe pīnode
    second person singular pīnast pīnodest
    third person singular pīnaþ pīnode
    plural pīniaþ pīnodon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular pīniġe pīnode
    plural pīniġen pīnoden
    imperative
    singular pīna
    plural pīniaþ
    participle present past
    pīniende (ġe)pīnod

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: pynen, pine, pyne, pynyn, pinenn, pinin (Early Middle English), pini (Kent, Southern)
      • English: pine
      • Middle Scots: pyne

    References

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