ahyldan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- +‎ hyldan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈxyl.dɑn/, [ɑːˈhyɫ.dɑn]

Verb

āhyldan

1. to incline
2. to recline, rest
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints, quoting Matthew 8:20

     Foxas habbaþ holu and fugelas habbaþ nest, and iċ næbbe wununge hwider iċ mīn heafod ahyldan mæġe.

     Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but I have no dwelling where I can rest my head.

3. to decline, turn away, avert from

Conjugation

Conjugation of āhyldan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āhyldan	āhyldenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āhylde	āhylde
second person singular	āhyldest, āhylst, āhyltst	āhyldest
third person singular	āhyldeþ, āhylt	āhylde
plural	āhyldaþ	āhyldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āhylde	āhylde
plural	āhylden	āhylden
imperative
singular	āhyld
plural	āhyldaþ
participle	present	past
	āhyldende	āhylded

References

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