saden

English

Etymology

From Arabic سَادِن (sādin).

Noun

saden (plural sadens)

(Islam) The custodian of a shrine.

Anagrams

Sedan, Desna, snead, Snead, Sande, Deans, deans, nades, sedan, Adens, DNase, Denas, Sedna, Danes, Neads, Andes

Middle English

Alternative forms

saade, sad, sadde, saddyn, sade

Etymology

From Old English sadian, from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn; equivalent to sad +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaːdən/, /ˈsadən/

Verb

saden

To tire; to make or become weary.
To solidify; to make solid:
1. To make secure or firm.
2. (rare) To strengthen; to make strong.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *saden* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) saden, sade

1st-person singular	sade	saded
2nd-person singular	sadest	sadedest
3rd-person singular	sadeth	saded
subjunctive singular	sade	saded
imperative singular	sade	—

plural¹	saden, sade	sadeden, sadede
imperative plural	sadeth, sade	—

participles	sadynge, sadende	saded

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

Descendants

English: sade (dialectal)
Scots: sad

References

“sā̆den, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.