ontendan

Old English

Etymology

From on- (“on, at”) +‎ tendan (“to kindle”). Similar words can also be found in other, later Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne, Swedish antända.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈten.dɑn/

Verb

ontendan

1. to kindle, to set on fire, to set fire to
2. to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontendan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ontendan	ontendenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ontende	ontende
second person singular	ontendest, ontenst, ontentst	ontendest
third person singular	ontendeþ, ontent	ontende
plural	ontendaþ	ontendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ontende	ontende
plural	ontenden	ontenden
imperative
singular	ontend
plural	ontendaþ
participle	present	past
	ontendende	ontended

Descendants

• > Middle English: atendan (inherited)

References

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