liþan

See also: lithan and liðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līþan. Cognate with Old Saxon līthan, Old High German līdan, Old Norse líða (Swedish lida), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (leiþan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.θɑn/, [ˈliː.ðɑn]

Verb

līþan

1. to go; pass; travel (especially by water)
2. to suffer loss

Conjugation

Conjugation of līþan (strong class 1)

infinitive	līþan	līþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	līþe	lāþ
second person singular	līst	lide
third person singular	līþþ, līþ	lāþ
plural	līþaþ	lidon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	līþe	lide
plural	līþen	liden
imperative
singular	līþ
plural	līþaþ
participle	present	past
	līþende	(ġe)liden

Derived terms

• forlīþan
• ymblīþan

Descendants

• English: lithe