læwan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, from Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną. Cognate with Old High German firlāwen, gilāwen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lēwjan, “to betray”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.wɑn/

Verb

lǣwan

to betray

Conjugation

Conjugation of lǣwan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	lǣwan	lǣwenne
first person singular	lǣwe	lǣwde
second person singular	lǣwest, lǣwst	lǣwdest
third person singular	lǣweþ, lǣwþ	lǣwde
plural	lǣwaþ	lǣwdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lǣwe	lǣwde
plural	lǣwen	lǣwden
imperative
singular	lǣw
plural	lǣwaþ
participle	present	past
	lǣwende	(ġe)lǣwed

Derived terms

belǣwan
lǣwa
lǣwede (possibly)

Descendants

Middle English: *læwen, *lewen
- ⇒ Middle English: lewede, lewed (< Old English lǣwede)
  - Scots: lawit, lewit, lewd (past participle)
  - English: lewd (past participle)
- ⇒ Middle English: lewe (adjective)
- ⇒ Middle English: beleawen, belewen

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “lǣwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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