speden

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • spedden

Etymology

From Old English spēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *spōdijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːdən/

Verb

speden

  1. to assist, help

Conjugation

Conjugation of speden (weak in -de)
infinitive (to) speden, spede
present tense past tense
1st-person singular spede spedde
2nd-person singular spedest speddest
3rd-person singular spedeth spedde
subjunctive singular spede
imperative singular
plural1 speden, spede spedden, spedde
imperative plural spedeth, spede
participles spedynge, spedende sped, ysped

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

Descendants

  • English: speed
  • Scots: spede, speid
  • Yola: zpeed

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeː.den/

Verb

spēden

  1. plural present subjunctive of spēdan