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Old English · verb

arædan

Normalised ārǣdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈræː.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈræː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
aredearreadappointguessinterpretprophesydeterminefix

Meaning

  1. to take counsel, care for, appoint, determine, fix

  2. to conjecture, guess, prophesy, utter, interpret; read

  3. to read a riddle, read what is written

  4. to prepare; ready

Conjugation

Conjugation of arædan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ārǣdeārǣdde
2nd singular ārǣdestārǣtstārǣddest
3rd singular ārǣdeþārǣttārǣtārǣdde
Plural ārǣdaþārǣddon
Subjunctive
Singular ārǣdeārǣdde
Plural ārǣdenārǣdden
Non-finite forms of arædan
Form
Infinitive ārǣdan
Inflected infinitive ārǣdenne
Imperative singular ārǣd
Imperative plural ārǣdaþ
Present participle ārǣdende
Past participle ārǣded

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną, equivalent to ā- + rǣdan.

Descendants

arede, arread

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