wandian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wandōn, from Proto-Germanic *wandōną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wandian
- to hesitate (with æt = about something)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 15:10
- Ne wanda þū þæt þū þīnum frīend ne helpe.
- Don't hesitate to help your friend.
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Oft man biþ swīðe wandiġende æt ǣlcum weorce and swīðe lætrǣde, and wēnaþ menn þæt hit sīe for swǣrmōdnesse and for unarodsċipe, and biþ þēah for wīsdōme and for wærsċipe.
- Often a person is hesitating about every action and very indecisive, and people think it's from stupidity and cowardice, when it actually comes from wisdom and awareness.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 15:10
- to spare (+ dative)
- to care, have regard (with for for something)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wandian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wandian | wandienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wandiġe | wandode |
| second person singular | wandast | wandodest |
| third person singular | wandaþ | wandode |
| plural | wandiaþ | wandodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wandiġe | wandode |
| plural | wandiġen | wandoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wanda | |
| plural | wandiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wandiende | (ġe)wandod | |
Derived terms edit
- āwandian
- forwandian (“to hesitate, to be confounded”)
- ġewand (“hesitation”)
- wandung
- unforwandodlīc (“unhesitating, free, shameless”)
- unforwandodlīce (“unhesitatingly, freely, shamelessly”)