aredden
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English āhreddan; equivalent to a- + redden.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
aredden
- (Early Middle English) To save or rescue; to remove from penury or captivity.
- Synonym: redden
- c. 1225, “Seoueðe dale: luue”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)[1], Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 106, recto; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:
- Me lauerd þu ſeiſt hƿerto · ne mahte he wið leaſſe gref habben arud us:̃
- "But master," you'll say, "why couldn't he have saved us with less trouble?"
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of aredden (weak in -de)
| infinitive | (to) aredden, aredde | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | aredde | aredde | |
| 2nd-person singular | areddest | areddest | |
| 3rd-person singular | areddeth | aredde | |
| subjunctive singular | aredde | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | aredden, aredde | aredden, aredde | |
| imperative plural | areddeth, aredde | — | |
| participles | areddynge, areddende | ared | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “aredden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.