tedden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently inherited from Old English *teddan, from Proto-West Germanic *taddjan, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛdən/

Verb

tedden (third-person singular simple present teddeth, present participle teddende, teddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tedded)

  1. (rare) To spread out hay; to ted.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tedden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) tedden, tedde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular tedde tedded
2nd-person singular teddest teddedest
3rd-person singular teddeth tedded
subjunctive singular tedde
imperative singular
plural1 tedden, tedde teddeden, teddede
imperative plural teddeth, tedde
participles teddynge, teddende tedded, ytedded

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

Descendants

  • English: ted
  • Scots: ted

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