sceadwian

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeadewian

Etymology

From sċeadu +‎ -ian. Compare Old Saxon skadowan, skadoian, Old Dutch scedewon, Old High German skatawen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑd.wi.ɑn/

Verb

sċeadwian

1. (transitive) to overshadow, cover with shadow

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeadwian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sċeadwian	sċeadwienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċeadwiġe	sċeadwode
second person singular	sċeadwast	sċeadwodest
third person singular	sċeadwaþ	sċeadwode
plural	sċeadwiaþ	sċeadwodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċeadwiġe	sċeadwode
plural	sċeadwiġen	sċeadwoden
imperative
singular	sċeadwa
plural	sċeadwiaþ
participle	present	past
	sċeadwiende	(ġe)sċeadwod

Derived terms

• ofersċeadwian

Descendants

• Middle English: shadwen, shadoen, shadowen
  • English: shadow