Participles
| Present | ēaniende |
| Past | (ġe)ēanod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ēaniġe |
| 2nd sing. | ēanast |
| 3rd sing. | ēanaþ |
| 1st plur. | ēaniaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ēaniaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ēaniaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ēanode |
| 2nd sing. | ēanodest |
| 3rd sing. | ēanode |
| 1st plur. | ēanodon |
| 2nd plur. | ēanodon |
| 3rd plur. | ēanodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ēaniġe |
| 2nd sing. | ēaniġe |
| 3rd sing. | ēaniġe |
| 1st plur. | ēaniġen |
| 2nd plur. | ēaniġen |
| 3rd plur. | ēaniġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ēanode |
| 2nd sing. | ēanode |
| 3rd sing. | ēanode |
| 1st plur. | ēanoden |
| 2nd plur. | ēanoden |
| 3rd plur. | ēanoden |
Imperative
| Singular | ēana |
| Plural | ēaniaþ |
Verbs similar to 'eanian'
eacnian,
earnian,
elnian,
ganian,
geanian,
leanian,
manian,
wanian,
þanian,
æfnian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aunōn, from Proto-Germanic *aunōną. Cognate with Dutch onen (“to yean”) and Swedish öna (“to give birth to, yean”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*aunōną', Dutch '
onen', Swedish '
öna'.
Sample Sentences