-sian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sian"

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-isōn, from Proto-Germanic *-isōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.ɑn/ (depending on preceding sound)

Suffix

-sian

verbal suffix added to adjectives, nouns, and (rarely) verb roots, generally causing i-mutation in the stem
‎clǣne (“clean, pure”) + ‎-sian → ‎clǣnsian (“to purify, cleanse”)

‎blōd (“blood”) + ‎-sian → ‎blētsian, blēdsian (“to consecrate, bless”)

‎hwīnan (“whistle”) + ‎-sian → ‎hwinsian (“to make a whistling or whizzing sound”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sian (weak, class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	-sian	-sienne
first person singular	-siġe	-sode
second person singular	-sast	-sodest
third person singular	-saþ	-sode
plural	-siaþ	-sodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	-siġe	-sode
plural	-siġen	-soden
imperative
singular	-sa
plural	-siaþ
participle	present	past
	-siende	-sod

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -sian