heardian
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hardōn, a variant of *hardēn. Equivalent to heard + -ian.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editheardian (West Saxon)
Conjugation
editConjugation of heardian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | heardian | heardienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | heardiġe | heardode |
| second person singular | heardast | heardodest |
| third person singular | heardaþ | heardode |
| plural | heardiaþ | heardodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | heardiġe | heardode |
| plural | heardiġen | heardoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hearda | |
| plural | heardiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| heardiende | (ġe)heardod | |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: harden (merged with descendant of Old English hierdan)
- English: hard (obsolete)
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARDIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.