alædan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ lǣdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈlæː.dɑn/

Verb

ālǣdan

1. to lead out, withdraw

   Ic ālǣdde ðē of lande

   I led thee out of the land

   Ic eom ālǣded fram lēohte

   I am led out from the light

2. (intransitive) to be produced, grow, bring forth

   Ðū of foldan fōdder nēatum lǣtest ālǣdan

   You let fodder grow from the earth for cattle

   Swylce hē of ægerum ūt ālǣde

   As if he be brought forth from an egg

3. to lead away, carry off, abear

   Cirus cyning hī āsende eft ongēan tō ludēa lande, þanon þe hī ālǣdde wǣron

   King Cyrus sent them off again to the land of the Jews, which they were thence lead away

   His bān wǣron eft ālǣded þanon in ðā ceastre Constantinopili

   His bones were carried away again thence to the city of Constantinople

   Wæs Sc̃e Ōswaldes līchoma ālǣded of Beardanigge

   St. Oswald's body was carried away from Bardney

4. to rescue, save, rid

   Hē ālǣdde mē fram þām pytte yrmða

   He saved me from the pit of misery

   Ālǣd mē ūt of þyssum bendum

   Lead me out of these bonds

5. to guide, educate, teach, draw out information

   Oþ þæt hine mon on gewitte ālǣde

   Until he be led to reason

   Ꝥ dysig ðā earman men gedwelaþ and ālǣt of þām rihtan wege

   That in foolishness the poor men dwell and educate (them) in the right way

Conjugation

Conjugation of ālǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ālǣdan	ālǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ālǣde	ālǣdde
second person singular	ālǣdest, ālǣtst	ālǣddest
third person singular	ālǣdeþ, ālǣtt, ālǣt	ālǣdde
plural	ālǣdaþ	ālǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ālǣde	ālǣdde
plural	ālǣden	ālǣdden
imperative
singular	ālǣd
plural	ālǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	ālǣdende	ālǣded

Synonyms

• ātēon
• āberan, āwegberan, āwegan, āferian
• nerian, hreddan
• ātēon, fēdan, lǣran, tȳn

Derived terms

• onwegālǣdnes (“removal, taking-away”)

Descendants

• Middle English: aleden
  • English: alead
  • Scots: alede