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Old English · verb

abædan

Normalised ābǣdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈbæː.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbæː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
extractcompelexactrequire

Meaning

  1. to force out, extract

  2. to compel, constrain

  3. to demand, require

  4. to exact

Conjugation

Conjugation of abædan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābǣdeābǣdde
2nd singular ābǣdestābǣtstābǣddest
3rd singular ābǣdeþābǣttābǣtābǣdde
Plural ābǣdaþābǣddon
Subjunctive
Singular ābǣdeābǣdde
Plural ābǣdenābǣdden
Non-finite forms of abædan
Form
Infinitive ābǣdan
Inflected infinitive ābǣdenne
Imperative singular ābǣd
Imperative plural ābǣdaþ
Present participle ābǣdende
Past participle ābǣded

All forms (17)

Etymology

From ā- + bǣdan (“to constrain, demand”).

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