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Old English · verb

alædan

Normalised ālǣdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈlæː.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈlæː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
aleadwithdrawabearrideducateinformation

Meaning

  1. to lead out, withdraw

    Ic ālǣdde ðē of lande

    I led thee out of the land

  2. to be produced, grow, bring forth

    Ðū of foldan fōdder nēatum lǣtest ālǣdan

    You let fodder grow from the earth for cattle

  3. to lead away, carry off, abear

    Cirus cyning hī āsende eft ongēan tō ludēa lande, þanon þe hī ālǣdde wǣron

    King Cyrus sent them off again to the land of the Jews, which they were thence lead away

  4. to rescue, save, rid

    Hē ālǣdde mē fram þām pytte yrmða

    He saved me from the pit of misery

  5. to guide, educate, teach, draw out information

    Oþ þæt hine mon on gewitte ālǣde

    Until he be led to reason

Conjugation

Conjugation of alædan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālǣdeālǣdde
2nd singular ālǣdestālǣtstālǣddest
3rd singular ālǣdeþālǣttālǣtālǣdde
Plural ālǣdaþālǣddon
Subjunctive
Singular ālǣdeālǣdde
Plural ālǣdenālǣdden
Non-finite forms of alædan
Form
Infinitive ālǣdan
Inflected infinitive ālǣdenne
Imperative singular ālǣd
Imperative plural ālǣdaþ
Present participle ālǣdende
Past participle ālǣded

All forms (17)

Etymology

From ā- + lǣdan.

Descendants

alead

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