timbran
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *timrijaną, derived from *timrą (“timber”) (Old English timber) + *-janą. Cognate with Old Frisian timbra, Old Saxon timbrian, Old High German zimbaren, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (timrjan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtim.brɑn/
Verb
timbran
- to build
- Wonders of the East
- Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ.
- There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.
- Wonders of the East
Conjugation
Conjugation of timbran (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | timbran | timbrenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | timbre | timbrede |
| second person singular | timbrest | timbredest |
| third person singular | timbreþ | timbrede |
| plural | timbraþ | timbredon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | timbre | timbrede |
| plural | timbren | timbreden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | timbre | |
| plural | timbraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| timbrende | (ġe)timbred | |
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Spanish
Verb
timbran
- third-person plural present indicative of timbrar