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Old English · verb

belædan

Normalised belǣdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/beˈlæː.dɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈlæː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
beleadintrudeimpose

Meaning

  1. to lead into, bring forth, set in motion, cause

  2. to impose, intrude

  3. to mislead, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of belædan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular belǣdebelǣdde
2nd singular belǣdestbelǣtstbelǣddest
3rd singular belǣdeþbelǣttbelǣtbelǣdde
Plural belǣdaþbelǣddon
Subjunctive
Singular belǣdebelǣdde
Plural belǣdenbelǣdden
Non-finite forms of belædan
Form
Infinitive belǣdan
Inflected infinitive belǣdenne
Imperative singular belǣd
Imperative plural belǣdaþ
Present participle belǣdende
Past participle belǣded

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- + lǣdan. Cognate with Old High German bileiten.

Descendants

belead

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