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Old English · verb

bryrdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbryr.dɑn/
[ˈbryrˠ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈbryr · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
goadinciteconstrainprick

Meaning

  1. to prick; goad; incite; urge; constrain

Conjugation

Conjugation of bryrdan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bryrdebryrde
2nd singular bryrdestbryrstbryrtstbryrdest
3rd singular bryrdeþbryrþbryrde
Plural bryrdaþbryrdon
Subjunctive
Singular bryrdebryrde
Plural bryrdenbryrden
Non-finite forms of bryrdan
Form
Infinitive bryrdan
Inflected infinitive bryrdenne
Imperative singular bryrd
Imperative plural bryrdaþ
Present participle bryrdende
Past participle bryrdedġebryrded

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bruʀdijan, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdijaną, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.

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