ontendan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From on- (“on, at”) + tendan (“to kindle”). Similar words can also be found in other, later Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne, Swedish antända.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ontendan
- to kindle, to set on fire, to set fire to
- to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ontendan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ontendan | ontendenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ontende | ontende |
| second person singular | ontendest, ontenst, ontentst | ontendest |
| third person singular | ontendeþ, ontent | ontende |
| plural | ontendaþ | ontendon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ontende | ontende |
| plural | ontenden | ontenden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ontend | |
| plural | ontendaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ontendende | ontended | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “on-tendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.