Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (5)
to die; þata diwano mortal; corruptible, ephemeral
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *dewanan; cf O Sax dōian “to die”; OHG touwen; Icel deyja ← Indo-Europ *dheu-; cf O Slav давити “to strangle” (Russ давить)]
Concordance
diwans - p.p.- Cor. I, XV, 53; XV, 54; Cor. II, V, 4
Paradigm
4.1.1.5. (a)
V class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
normal grade | normal grade | lengthened grade | normal grade | |
i/ă | -i- | -a- | -ē- | -i- |
additional element of vowel gradation for this class is any consonant, except sonant, e.g. -b-, -h-, etc. | i + b = ib | a + b = ab | ē + b = ēb | i + b = ib |
to give | giban | gab (gaf) | gēbum | gibans |
i + h = aih [-ɛ-] | a + h = ah | ē + h = ēh | i + h = aih [-ɛh-] | |
to see | saíƕan [-ɛ-] |
saƕ | sēƕum [-ē-] |
saíƕans [-ɛ-] |
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