leodan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ- (“to grow, come up”). Cognates include Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Persian: رستن (rostan), Albanian lind (“to be born, to spring”) < lej (“to generate, produce, give birth to”), Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free, freeman”), Latin liber (“free”), Old Irish luss (“plant”).
Pronunciation
Verb
lēodan
- to grow
- Of ðam twige ludon reðe wæstme ― from that branch sprang dire fruits. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)
Conjugation
Conjugation of lēodan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | lēodan | lēodenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | lēode | lēad |
| second person singular | līetst | lude |
| third person singular | līett, līet | lēad |
| plural | lēodaþ | ludon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | lēode | lude |
| plural | lēoden | luden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | lēod | |
| plural | lēodaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lēodende | (ġe)loden | |