leodan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *leudan.
Cognates
Cognates include Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Persian: رستن (rostan), Albanian lind (“to be born, to spring”) < lej (“to generate, produce, give birth to”), Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free, freeman”), Latin liber (“free”), Old Irish luss (“plant”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlēodan
- to grow
- Of ðam twige ludon reðe wæstme ― from that branch sprang dire fruits. (Genesis A)
Conjugation
editConjugation of lēodan (strong class 2)
infinitive | lēodan | lēodenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | lēode | lēad |
second person singular | līetst | lude |
third person singular | līett, līet | lēad |
plural | lēodaþ | ludon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | lēode | lude |
plural | lēoden | luden |
imperative | ||
singular | lēod | |
plural | lēodaþ | |
participle | present | past |
lēodende | (ġe)loden |
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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