gyrdan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gyrdan
- to gird
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gyrdan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | gyrdan | gyrdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | gyrde | gyrde |
| second person singular | gyrdest, gyrst, gyrtst | gyrdest |
| third person singular | gyrdeþ, gyrt | gyrde |
| plural | gyrdaþ | gyrdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | gyrde | gyrde |
| plural | gyrden | gyrden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | gyrd | |
| plural | gyrdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| gyrdende | (ġe)gyrded | |
Derived terms edit
- begyrdan (“to clothe, begird, surround”)
- forgyrdan (“to girdle, enclose”)
- ġegyrdan (“to gird”)
- ungyrdan (“to ungird, take a girdle off”)
- ymbgyrdan (“to gird about, put a girdle about, surround”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gyrdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.