drohtnian
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]drohtnian
- to live
- to live one's life, conduct oneself
- Old English Benedictine Rule
- men ... swá micele eáðelícor and sél drohtniaþ, swá hý stíþlíce áfédde wǽron
- people ... live the more readily and well the more strictly they were brought up
- Old English Benedictine Rule
- to dwell
- Ælfric of Eynsham, Catholic Homilies, I.29, c. 990s
- ON DECIES DÆGE þæs wælhreowan caseres. wæs se halga biscop sixtus on romana byri drohtniende
- In the time of the vicious Emperor Decius, the holy bishop Sixtus was living in the city of the Romans
- Peterborough Chronicle, s.a. 1072
- Hé férde tó Burch tó Sc̃e Petres mynstre and þǽr drohtnode .xii. geár
- He travelled to Bury, to the monastery of St Peter, and dwelled there for twelve years
- Ælfric of Eynsham, Catholic Homilies, I.29, c. 990s
- to inhabit
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of drohtnian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | drohtnian | drohtnienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | drohtniġe | drohtnode |
| second person singular | drohtnast | drohtnodest |
| third person singular | drohtnaþ | drohtnode |
| plural | drohtniaþ | drohtnodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | drohtniġe | drohtnode |
| plural | drohtniġen | drohtnoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | drohtna | |
| plural | drohtniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| drohtniende | (ġe)drohtnod | |