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Old English · verb

abeodan

Normalised ābēodan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ɑːˈbe͜oː.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbe͜oː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bid

Meaning

  1. to proclaim, announce, state, bid

  2. to offer, provide

    sundornytte beheold ymb aldor Dena, eotonweard abead.

    He maintained a special service for the Danish leader, on guard for the monster. (Beowulf, ll. 667-8)

Conjugation

Conjugation of abeodan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābēodeābēad
2nd singular ābīetstābude
3rd singular ābīettābīetābēad
Plural ābēodaþābudon
Subjunctive
Singular ābēodeābude
Plural ābēodenābuden
Non-finite forms of abeodan
Form
Infinitive ābēodan
Inflected infinitive ābēodenne
Imperative singular ābēod
Imperative plural ābēodaþ
Present participle ābēodende
Past participle āboden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + bēodan.

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