deon

See also: Deon

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck milk; to suckle”). Akin to Old High German tāen (“to suck”) (Middle High German tīen, dīen (“to suck, suckle”), Swedish dägga, dia (“to suckle”), Danish dægge, die (“to suckle”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Old English dā (“doe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de͜oːn/

Verb

dēon

1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēon (weak, class 1)

infinitive	dēon	dēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	dēo	dēode
second person singular	dēost	dēodest
third person singular	dēoþ	dēode
plural	dēoþ	dēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	dēo	dēode
plural	dēon	dēoden
imperative
singular	dēo
plural	dēoþ
participle	present	past
	dēonde	(ġe)dēod