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Old English · verb

fadian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfɑ.di.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfɑ · di · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
faddirectguide

Meaning

  1. to direct, guide

  2. to arrange, set in order, dispose

Conjugation

Conjugation of fadian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fadiġefadode
2nd singular fadastfadodest
3rd singular fadaþfadode
Plural fadiaþfadodon
Subjunctive
Singular fadiġefadode
Plural fadiġenfadoden
Non-finite forms of fadian
Form
Infinitive fadian
Inflected infinitive fadienne
Imperative singular fada
Imperative plural fadiaþ
Present participle fadiende
Past participle fadodġefadod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fadōn, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, keep watch, shepherd”).

Descendants

fad

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