fremdian
Old English
editEtymology
editEquivalent to fremde + -ian. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (framaþjan, “to alienate”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfremdian
- to alienate, estrange, make indifferent to
- to deprive of
- to make an alien of a person, excommunicate
Conjugation
editConjugation of fremdian (weak class 2)
infinitive | fremdian | fremdienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | fremdiġe | fremdode |
second person singular | fremdast | fremdodest |
third person singular | fremdaþ | fremdode |
plural | fremdiaþ | fremdodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | fremdiġe | fremdode |
plural | fremdiġen | fremdoden |
imperative | ||
singular | fremda | |
plural | fremdiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
fremdiende | (ġe)fremdod |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fremdian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.