þeowan

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθe͜oː.wɑn/ Rhymes: -e͜oː.wɑn === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *þeuhan, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhaną, *þūhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old High German dūhen (“to press, press down”), Middle Dutch duwen, douwen (“to push, press, force”). ==== Alternative forms ==== þīwan, þīewan, þēon, þȳwan, þȳġan, þēwan, þīan, þȳn ==== Verb ==== þēowan to press, impress, force to urge, drive to press or thrust with a weapon, pierce, stab to threaten to rebuke, check to subjugate, overpower, oppress; to crush ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== þēowian === Etymology 2 === From þēowa (“servant, slave”). ==== Verb ==== þēowan (with dative) To serve. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== þēowian