Old English · noun
andweard tid
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrd tiːd/[ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrˠd tiːd]
- Syllables
- ˈɑnd · ˌwæ͜ɑrd · tiːd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- present tense
Meaning
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(present)present tense
Praesuns tempus ys andwerd tīd The present tense is andwerd tīd [in Old English]
c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Etymology
andweard (“present, current”) + tīd (“time”). Compare Latin praesens tempus.
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