fœdan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon fōdian, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuoten, Old Norse fǿða (Danish føde, Swedish föda, Icelandic fæða), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈføː.dɑn/
Verb
fœ̄dan (Anglian)
- alternative form of fēdan
Conjugation
Conjugation of fœ̄dan (weak class 1 Anglian)
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| infinitive | fœ̄dan¹ | fœ̄denne, fœ̄danne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | fœ̄du, fœ̄de | fœ̄dde |
| second person singular | fœ̄des³ | fœ̄ddes³ |
| third person singular | fœ̄deþ² | fœ̄dde |
| plural | fœ̄daþ² | fœ̄ddun, fœ̄ddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | fœ̄de | fœ̄dde |
| plural | fœ̄den | fœ̄dden¹¹ |
| imperative | ||
| singular | fœ̄d | |
| plural | fœ̄daþ² | |
| participle | present | past |
| fœ̄dende | (ġe)fœ̄ded | |
¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence