gelædan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From ġe- + lǣdan. Cognate with Old High German gileiten (German geleiten).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġelǣdan
- to lead
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Þū ūs clypast tō ūrunm weġe, and ūs ġelēdest tō þǣre dura and ūs ðā untȳnst,...
- Thou callest us back to our way, and leadest us to the door, and openest to us,...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to conduct, lead, derive, produce, bring out
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġelǣdan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġelǣdan | ġelǣdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġelǣde | ġelǣdde |
| second person singular | ġelǣdest, ġelǣtst | ġelǣddest |
| third person singular | ġelǣdeþ, ġelǣtt, ġelǣt | ġelǣdde |
| plural | ġelǣdaþ | ġelǣddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġelǣde | ġelǣdde |
| plural | ġelǣden | ġelǣdden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġelǣd | |
| plural | ġelǣdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġelǣdende | ġelǣded | |