gehydan
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈxyː.dɑn/, [jeˈhyː.dɑn]
Verb
ġehȳdan
- to hide, conceal
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
ferede in forðweġe; · sumne fugel ōþbær
ofer hēanne holm; · sumne sē hāra wulf
dēaðe ġedǣlde, · sumne drēoriġhlēor
in eorðsċræfe · eorl ġehȳdde.- proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
carried into the forth-way; a bird bore away someone
over deep sea; the grey wolf shared someone with death;
a sad-faced warrior hid someone in earthen cave.
- proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
- to watch, guard, heed
- to bring into safety, make firm, fasten
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġehȳdan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġehȳdan | ġehȳdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġehȳde | ġehȳdde |
| second person singular | ġehȳdest, ġehȳtst | ġehȳddest |
| third person singular | ġehȳdeþ, ġehȳtt, ġehȳt | ġehȳdde |
| plural | ġehȳdaþ | ġehȳddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġehȳde | ġehȳdde |
| plural | ġehȳden | ġehȳdden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġehȳd | |
| plural | ġehȳdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġehȳdende | ġehȳded | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ġehȳdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.