hierdan
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithierdan
- (transitive) to make hard
- (transitive) to make strong or tight
- (transitive) to make bold, embolden, or encourage
Conjugation
editConjugation of hierdan (weak class 1)
infinitive | hierdan | hierdenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hierde | hierde |
second person singular | hierdest, hierst, hiertst | hierdest |
third person singular | hierdeþ, hiert | hierde |
plural | hierdaþ | hierdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hierde | hierde |
plural | hierden | hierden |
imperative | ||
singular | hierd | |
plural | hierdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hierdende | (ġe)hierded |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: herden, harden (merged with descendant of Old English heardian)
- English: hard (obsolete)
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hierdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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