quedden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch quedden, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.

Verb

quedden

1. to address
   • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:

     Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.

     The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.

2. to greet

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: kwedden

Further reading

• “quedden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “quedden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.

Verb

quedden

1. to greet
2. to speak positively

Inflection

Conjugation of quedden (weak class 1)

infinitive	quedden
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	queddo, queddon	quedida
2nd person singular	quedis, quedist	quedidos
3rd person singular	quedit	quedida
1st person plural	quedden	quedidun
2nd person plural	quedit	quedidut
3rd person plural	queddent	quedidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	quedde	quedidi
2nd person singular	queddes, queddest	quedidis
3rd person singular	quedde	quedidi
1st person plural	quedden	quedidin
2nd person plural	queddet	quedidit
3rd person plural	quedden	quedidin
imperative	present
singular	quedi
plural	quedit
participle	present	past
	queddendi	quedit, giquedit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: quedden
  • Dutch: kwedden

Further reading

• “kwethen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012