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Old English · verb

byrdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbyr.dɑn/
[ˈbyrˠ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈbyr · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
embroider

Meaning

  1. to embroider

Conjugation

Conjugation of byrdan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular byrdebyrdde
2nd singular byrdestbyrstbyrtstbyrddest
3rd singular byrdeþbyrtbyrdde
Plural byrdaþbyrddon
Subjunctive
Singular byrdebyrdde
Plural byrdenbyrdden
Non-finite forms of byrdan
Form
Infinitive byrdan
Inflected infinitive byrdenne
Imperative singular byrd
Imperative plural byrdaþ
Present participle byrdende
Past participle byrdedġebyrded

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burdijan, from Proto-Germanic *burdijaną. Cognate with Old Norse byrða (“to embroider, weave”).

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