ahierdan
Old English
Alternative forms
- āherdan — Anglian
- āhirdan, āhyrdan — Late West Saxon
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [ɑːˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]
Verb
āhierdan (West Saxon)
- to harden
Conjugation
Conjugation of āhierdan (weak, class 1)
infinitive | āhierdan | āhierdenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | āhierde | āhierde |
second person singular | āhierdest, āhierst, āhiertst | āhierdest |
third person singular | āhierdeþ, āhiert | āhierde |
plural | āhierdaþ | āhierdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | āhierde | āhierde |
plural | āhierden | āhierden |
imperative | ||
singular | āhierd | |
plural | āhierdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
āhierdende | āhierded |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀHIRDAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.