cwiddian
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, cwide (“saying”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cwiddian
- to say
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of cwiddian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | cwiddian | cwiddienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cwiddiġe | cwiddode |
| second person singular | cwiddast | cwiddodest |
| third person singular | cwiddaþ | cwiddode |
| plural | cwiddiaþ | cwiddodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cwiddiġe | cwiddode |
| plural | cwiddiġen | cwiddoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cwidda | |
| plural | cwiddiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cwiddiende | (ġe)cwiddod | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cwiddian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.