hydan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūdijan. Cognate with Old Frisian hēda, Middle Dutch huden. Also related to Welsh cudd, Latin custōs, and Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxyː.dɑn/, [ˈhyː.dɑn]

Verb

hȳdan

  1. (transitive) to hide or conceal
  2. (intransitive) to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of hȳdan (weak, class 1)
infinitive hȳdan hȳdenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hȳde hȳdde
second person singular hȳdest, hȳtst hȳddest
third person singular hȳdeþ, hȳtt, hȳt hȳdde
plural hȳdaþ hȳddon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hȳde hȳdde
plural hȳden hȳdden
imperative
singular hȳd
plural hȳdaþ
participle present past
hȳdende (ġe)hȳded

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Descendants

  • Middle English: huden, hyden, hiden
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