gereordian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈre͜or.di.ɑn/, [jeˈre͜orˠ.di.ɑn]
Verb
ġereordian
- to give food to, to feed
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
- Ond on þone ylcan dæġ Crīst ġerēorde fīf þūsenda wera of fīf hlāfum ond of twām fisċum, ēac wīfum ond ċildum, þāra wæs unġerīm, ond þāra hlāfġebroca wæs tō lāfe twelf binna fulle.
- And on the same day, Christ fed five thousand men and numerous women and children with five loaves of bread and two fishes, and the remaining fragments of bread filled twelve baskets.
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
- to feast, dine, to take food (often with an accusative reflexive pronoun)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġereordian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | ġereordian | ġereordienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġereordiġe | ġereordode |
| second person singular | ġereordast | ġereordodest |
| third person singular | ġereordaþ | ġereordode |
| plural | ġereordiaþ | ġereordodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġereordiġe | ġereordode |
| plural | ġereordiġen | ġereordoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġereorda | |
| plural | ġereordiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġereordiende | ġereordod | |
Derived terms
- ġereordung
- unġereordod