gehierdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeherdan — Anglian
• ġehirdan, ġehyrdan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ hierdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [jeˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

ġehierdan (West Saxon)

1. (literal or figurative) to harden, strengthen, temper

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehierdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġehierdan	ġehierdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġehierde	ġehierde
second person singular	ġehierdest, ġehierst, ġehiertst	ġehierdest
third person singular	ġehierdeþ, ġehiert	ġehierde
plural	ġehierdaþ	ġehierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġehierde	ġehierde
plural	ġehierden	ġehierden
imperative
singular	ġehierd
plural	ġehierdaþ
participle	present	past
	ġehierdende	ġehierded

References

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