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Old English · verb

cwiddian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈkwid.di.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈkwid · di · ɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

to say

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwiddian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	cwiddiġe	cwiddode
2nd singular	cwiddast	cwiddodest
3rd singular	cwiddaþ	cwiddode
Plural	cwiddiaþ	cwiddodon
Subjunctive
Singular	cwiddiġe	cwiddode
Plural	cwiddiġen	cwiddoden

Non-finite forms of cwiddian
	Form
Infinitive	cwiddian
Inflected infinitive	cwiddienne
Imperative singular	cwidda
Imperative plural	cwiddiaþ
Present participle	cwiddiende
Past participle	cwiddod ġecwiddod

All forms (15)

cwiddiġe
cwiddode
cwiddast
cwiddodest
cwiddaþ
cwiddiaþ
cwiddodon
cwiddiġen
cwiddoden
cwiddian
cwiddienne
cwidda
cwiddiende
cwiddod
ġecwiddod

Etymology

By surface analysis, cwide (“saying”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

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