horden

See also: Horden

Danish

Noun

horden c

  1. definite singular of horde

Middle English

FWOTD – 29 March 2019

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hordian; equivalent to hord (hoard) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔrdən/, /ˈhoːrdən/

Verb

horden

  1. To secrete, hoard or amass; to store valuables away.
  2. To hide or disguise sinfulness.

Conjugation

Conjugation of horden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) horden, horde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular horde horded
2nd-person singular hordest hordedest
3rd-person singular hordeth horded
subjunctive singular horde
imperative singular
plural1 horden, horde hordeden, hordede
imperative plural hordeth, horde
participles hordynge, hordende horded, yhorded

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: hoard
  • Scots: huird

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

horden m

  1. definite singular of horde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

horden m

  1. definite singular of hord

Swedish

Noun

horden

  1. definite singular of hord