aniedan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, ā- + nīedan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈni͜yː.dɑn/
Verb
ānīedan
- to force
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- ...hīe fram his magum ǣr mid unryhte ānīdde wǣrun.
- ...they had previously been unjustly forced from their kinsmen.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- to restrain, constrain
- to repel, beat back
Conjugation
Conjugation of ānīedan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ānīedan | ānīedenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ānīede | ānīedde |
| second person singular | ānīedest, ānīetst | ānīeddest |
| third person singular | ānīedeþ, ānīett, ānīet | ānīedde |
| plural | ānīedaþ | ānīeddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ānīede | ānīedde |
| plural | ānīeden | ānīedden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ānīed | |
| plural | ānīedaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ānīedende | ānīeded | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-nýdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.