trahtian

Old English

Alternative forms

• trahtnian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *trahtōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑx.ti.ɑn/

Verb

trahtian

1. to treat, comment on, expound, explain, consider, discuss

   Ðegnum his he trahtade alle.

   He explained all to his disciples.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trahtian (weak class 2)

infinitive	trahtian	trahtienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	trahtiġe	trahtode
second person singular	trahtast	trahtodest
third person singular	trahtaþ	trahtode
plural	trahtiaþ	trahtodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	trahtiġe	trahtode
plural	trahtiġen	trahtoden
imperative
singular	trahta
plural	trahtiaþ
participle	present	past
	trahtiende	(ġe)trahtod

Derived terms

• ātrahtnian
• ġetrahtian
• traht
• trahtere
• trahtung

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “trahtian”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “trahtian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.