ontynan

Old English

Alternative form

untȳnan

Etymology

From on- +‎ tȳnan.

Verb

ontȳnan

To open, to loose, to free
- 10th century, Cynewulf, Elene, 1228–1231
  ...Sie þara manna gehwam
  behliden helle duru, heofones ontyned,
  ece geopenad engla rice,
  dream unhwilen...
to disclose, reveal, display

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontȳnan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ontȳnan	tō ontȳnenne
1st-person singular	ontȳne	ontȳnde
2nd-person singular	ontȳnest	ontȳndest
3rd-person singular	ontȳneþ	ontȳnde
plural	ontȳnaþ	ontȳndon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ontȳne	ontȳnde
plural	ontȳnen	ontȳnden
imperative
singular	ontȳn
plural	ontȳnaþ
participle	present	past
	ontȳnende	(ġe)ontȳned

Derived terms

ontȳnnes (“opening, discovery”)

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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