beodan
Old English
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian biāda, Old Saxon biodan, Middle Dutch bieden (Dutch bieden), Old High German biotan (German bieten), Old Norse bjóða (Danish byde, Swedish bjuda (“command, show”)), Gothic *𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*biudan) (attested in compounds). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, “learn”), Sanskrit बुध्यते (búdhyate, “wake”), Old Church Slavonic бъдети (bŭdeti) (Russian буди́ть (budítʹ, “wake”)), Lithuanian budeti (“awake”).
Pronunciation
Verb
bēodan
- to offer, give
- Hafa arna þanc ðara, ðe ðu unc bude. ― Thanks for the kindnesses which you offered us as host.
- to proclaim, announce
- Geacas gear budon. ― Cuckoos announced the year.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bēodan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | bēodan | bēodenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bēode | bēad |
| second person singular | bīetst | bude |
| third person singular | bīett, bīet | bēad |
| plural | bēodaþ | budon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bēode | bude |
| plural | bēoden | buden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bēod | |
| plural | bēodaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bēodende | (ġe)boden | |