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Old English · verb

eadan

Normalised ēadan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
concede

Meaning

  1. to give, be prone to

    Is æfestum ēaden

    It (the soul) is given to envy

  2. to grant

    Swā him ēaden wæs

    As was granted to him

  3. to concede

Conjugation

Conjugation of eadan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ēadeēod
2nd singular īetstēode
3rd singular īettīetēod
Plural ēadaþēodon
Subjunctive
Singular ēadeēode
Plural ēadenēoden
Non-finite forms of eadan
Form
Infinitive ēadan
Inflected infinitive ēadenne
Imperative singular ēad
Imperative plural ēadaþ
Present participle ēadende
Past participle ēadenġeēaden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *audaną (“to give, grant,”).

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