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Old English · verb

bledan

Normalised blēdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbleː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈbleː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bleed

Meaning

  1. to bleed

Conjugation

Conjugation of bledan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular blēdeblēdde
2nd singular blēdestblētstblēddest
3rd singular blēdeþblēttblētblēdde
Plural blēdaþblēddon
Subjunctive
Singular blēdeblēdde
Plural blēdenblēdden
Non-finite forms of bledan
Form
Infinitive blēdan
Inflected infinitive blēdenne
Imperative singular blēd
Imperative plural blēdaþ
Present participle blēdende
Past participle blēdedġeblēded

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną (“to bleed”). Compare Old Frisian blēda, Old High German bluoten, Old Norse blœða.

Descendants

bleed

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