gieldan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. Cognate with Old Frisian jelda, Old Saxon geldan, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic *𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*gildan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈji͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈji͜yɫ.dɑn]

Verb

ġieldan (Early West Saxon)

  1. to pay
    • Laws of King Ine
      Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.
      If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.
  2. to reward
  3. to worship (+ dative)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġieldan (strong, class III)
infinitive ġieldan ġieldenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġielde ġeald
second person singular ġielst, ġieltst gulde
third person singular ġielt ġeald
plural ġieldaþ guldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġielde gulde
plural ġielden gulden
imperative
singular ġield
plural ġieldaþ
participle present past
ġieldende (ġe)golden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: yelden, yielden
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