tedden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tedde

Etymology

Apparently inherited from Old English *teddan, from Proto-West Germanic *taddjan, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛdən/

Verb

tedden (third-person singular simple present teddeth, present participle teddende, teddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tedded)

1. (rare) To spread out hay; to ted.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tedden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tedden, tedde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tedde	tedded
2nd-person singular	teddest	teddedest
3rd-person singular	teddeth	tedded
subjunctive singular	tedde
imperative singular		—
plural1	tedden, tedde	teddeden, teddede
imperative plural	teddeth, tedde	—
participles	teddynge, teddende	tedded, ytedded

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: ted
• Scots: ted

References

• “tedden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.