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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