sædian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sādōn, equivalent to sǣd (“seed”) + -ian
Verb
sǣdian
- to sow
Conjugation
Conjugation of sǣdian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | sǣdian | sǣdienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sǣdiġe | sǣdode |
| second person singular | sǣdast | sǣdodest |
| third person singular | sǣdaþ | sǣdode |
| plural | sǣdiaþ | sǣdodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sǣdiġe | sǣdode |
| plural | sǣdiġen | sǣdoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sǣda | |
| plural | sǣdiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sǣdiende | (ġe)sǣdod | |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sǽdian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.