unfealdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• onfealdan

Etymology

From un- +‎ fealdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈfæ͜ɑl.dɑn/, [unˈfæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]

Verb

unfealdan

1. to unfold, unroll, open (a book)
2. (figuratively) to unfold by narrating

Conjugation

Conjugation of unfealdan (strong class 7)

infinitive	unfealdan	unfealdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	unfealde	unfēold
second person singular	unfielst, unfieltst	unfēolde
third person singular	unfielt	unfēold
plural	unfealdaþ	unfēoldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	unfealde	unfēolde
plural	unfealden	unfēolden
imperative
singular	unfeald
plural	unfealdaþ
participle	present	past
	unfealdende	unfealden

Descendants

• Middle English: unfolden
  • English: unfold

References

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