cweþan

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwiđan. Cognate with Old Frisian qwetha, Old Saxon queþan, Old High German quedan, Old Norse kveða, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

cweþan

  1. to say, tell

[edit] Conjugation

Class V strong
present singular plural
1st person cweþe cweþaþ
2nd person cweþest, cwiþst
3rd person cweþeþ, cwiþ
subjunctive cweþe cweþen
preterite singular plural
1st person cwæþ cwǣdon
2nd person cwǣde
3rd person cwæþ
subjunctive cwǣde cwǣden
imperative singular plural
cweþ cweþaþ
participle present past
cweþende (ġe)cweden

[edit] Descendants