hydan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūdijan. Cognate with Old Frisian hēda, Middle Dutch huden. Also related to Welsh cudd, Latin custōs, and Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyː.dɑn/, [ˈhyː.dɑn]

Verb

hȳdan

1. (transitive) to hide or conceal
2. (intransitive) to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of hȳdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hȳdan	hȳdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hȳde	hȳdde
second person singular	hȳdest, hȳtst	hȳddest
third person singular	hȳdeþ, hȳtt, hȳt	hȳdde
plural	hȳdaþ	hȳddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hȳde	hȳdde
plural	hȳden	hȳdden
imperative
singular	hȳd
plural	hȳdaþ
participle	present	past
	hȳdende	(ġe)hȳded

Synonyms

• helan

Derived terms

• behȳdan
• forhȳdan
• ġehȳdan

Descendants

• Middle English: huden, hyden, hiden
  • English: hide
  • Scots: hide, hyde