onhierdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• onherdan — Anglian
• onhirdan, onhyrdan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to on- +‎ hierdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [onˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

onhierdan (West Saxon)

1. to strengthen, comfort, or encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of onhierdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	onhierdan	onhierdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onhierde	onhierde
second person singular	onhierdest, onhierst, onhiertst	onhierdest
third person singular	onhierdeþ, onhiert	onhierde
plural	onhierdaþ	onhierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onhierde	onhierde
plural	onhierden	onhierden
imperative
singular	onhierd
plural	onhierdaþ
participle	present	past
	onhierdende	onhierded

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONHIRDAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.