siþian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sinþōn, from Proto-Germanic *sinþōną (“to go, travel”), equivalent to sīþ + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈsiː.ði.ɑn]
Verb
sīþian
- to travel, journey
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Þā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.
- Then at last Pharaoh allowed the people of Israel to leave his land with much livestock, and God appointed the aforementioned Moses as the leader of his people, and his brother Aaron as priest; and they led the people to the Red Sea with a great host, which numbered six hundred thousand warriors, not counting women and children.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
Conjugation of sīþian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | sīþian | sīþienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sīþiġe | sīþode |
| second person singular | sīþast | sīþodest |
| third person singular | sīþaþ | sīþode |
| plural | sīþiaþ | sīþodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sīþiġe | sīþode |
| plural | sīþiġen | sīþoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sīþa | |
| plural | sīþiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sīþiende | (ġe)sīþod | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: sithen