timbran

timbran

Old English

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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

  1. 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.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: timbren

Spanish

Verb

timbran

  1. third-person plural present indicative of timbrar