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Old English · verb

abiddan

Normalised ābiddan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈbid.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbid · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
ask foraskingdemandprayrequest

Meaning

  1. to ask for

  2. to request, demand

  3. to pray

  4. to get by asking

Conjugation

Conjugation of abiddan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābiddeābæd
2nd singular ābitstābǣde
3rd singular ābittābitābæd
Plural ābiddaþābǣdon
Subjunctive
Singular ābiddeābǣde
Plural ābiddenābǣden
Non-finite forms of abiddan
Form
Infinitive ābiddan
Inflected infinitive ābiddenne
Imperative singular ābide
Imperative plural ābiddaþ
Present participle ābiddende
Past participle ābeden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + biddan (“to ask, beg”).

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