thraian

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, akin to Old Frisian thrāia, Old English þrāwan, Dutch draaien, Old High German drāen.

Verb

thrāian

1. to turn
2. to twist

Conjugation

Conjugation of thrāian (strong class 7)

infinitive	thrāian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	thrāiu	thrēw
2nd person singular	thrāis	thrēwi
3rd person singular	thrāid	thrēw
plural	thrāiad	thrēwun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	thrāie	thrēwi
2nd person singular	thrāies	thrēwis
3rd person singular	thrāie	thrēwi
plural	thrāien	thrēwin
imperative	present
singular	thrāi
plural	thrāiad
participle	present	past
	thrāiandi	githrāian, thrāian

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dreien, dreyen, drêgen, dreigen
  • German Low German: dreihen
  • Low German: draien, dreien
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: dreie
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: dreie
  • → Swedish: dreja
  • → Danish: dreje