fremdian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to fremde +‎ -ian. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (framaþjan, “to alienate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrem.di.ɑn/

Verb

fremdian

1. to alienate, estrange, make indifferent to
2. to deprive of
3. to make an alien of a person, excommunicate

Conjugation

Conjugation 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

• āfremdian, āfremdan
• ġefremdian

References

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