bytlan

Old English

Alternative forms

• byldan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan, equivalent to *buþl (Old English botl) + *-jan. Cognate with Old Frisian bedla.

Verb

bytlan

1. to build

Conjugation

Conjugation of bytlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bytlan	bytlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bytle	bytlde, bytlede
second person singular	bytlest	bytldest, bytledest
third person singular	bytleþ	bytlde, bytlede
plural	bytlaþ	bytldon, bytledon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bytle	bytlde, bytlede
plural	bytlen	bytlden, bytleden
imperative
singular	bytle
plural	bytlaþ
participle	present	past
	bytlende	(ġe)bytled

Synonyms

• timbran
• wyrċan

Derived terms

• bytla
• bytling
• ġebytlu

Related terms

• botl

Descendants

• Middle English: bylden, beelden, belde, bilden, bildyn, bulden, buylde, buylden (from metathetic byldan)
  • English: build