ætwindan

Old English

Etymology

From æt- +‎ windan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ætˈwin.dɑn/

Verb

ætwindan

  1. (with dative) to escape
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
      Simon, ðaða he ðam folce ætwunden wæs, getígde ænne ormǽtne ryððan innan ðam geate þær Petrus inn hæfde, þæt he fǽrlice hine abítan sceolde.
      Simon, when he had escaped from the people, tied a huge mastiff within the gate where Peter had his dwelling, that he might suddenly devour him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ætwindan (strong, class III)
infinitive ætwindan ætwindenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ætwinde ætwand
second person singular ætwinst, ætwintst ætwunde
third person singular ætwint ætwand
plural ætwindaþ ætwundon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ætwinde ætwunde
plural ætwinden ætwunden
imperative
singular ætwind
plural ætwindaþ
participle present past
ætwindende ætwunden

Descendants

  • English: atwind
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