underþeodan

Old English

Alternative forms

• underþīedan, underþīdan

Etymology

Equivalent to under- +‎ þēodan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌun.derˈθe͜oː.dɑn/

Verb

underþēodan

1. (dative or preposition) to subjugate, make subject (beneath or under) (+ under)
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Ðū þe ūs lǣrdest þæt wē underþīeddan ūrne lȳcuman ūre mōde.

     Thou who hast taught us to subject our body to our mind.

2. to subject to something; to make endure; to make liable
3. to subjoin, add
4. to support

Conjugation

Conjugation of underþēodan (weak class 1)

infinitive	underþēodan	underþēodenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	underþēode	underþēodde
second person singular	underþēodest, underþēotst	underþēoddest
third person singular	underþēodeþ, underþēott, underþēot	underþēodde
plural	underþēodaþ	underþēoddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	underþēode	underþēodde
plural	underþēoden	underþēodden
imperative
singular	underþēod
plural	underþēodaþ
participle	present	past
	underþēodende	underþēoded

Derived terms

• ġeunderþēodan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNDERÞĒODAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.