þéowian

wv/t2 3^rd pres þéowað past þéowde ptp geþéowd 1. ¹ to serve (of animate or inanimate objects), be a servant or slave, be subject to: (1) in the more favorable sense, (a) absolute; (b) followed by dative of the person or institution served; (c) with dative of practice in which a person labors, to be devoted to, attend to, bestow pains on, work at; minister to; (d) with accusative (?) of service done, to perform a service; (2) in the less favorable sense, (a) absolute; (b) with dative of that which is served; 2. ¹ to enslave, reduce to a state of slavery, deprive of freedom, give over into slavery; 3. see þýn; 4. ge\þéowian see geþéodan