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Old English · verb

fredan

Normalised frēdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfreː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈfreː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
feelperceive

Meaning

  1. to feel

  2. to perceive, sense

Conjugation

Conjugation of fredan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular frēdefrēdde
2nd singular frēdestfrētstfrēddest
3rd singular frēdeþfrēttfrētfrēdde
Plural frēdaþfrēddon
Subjunctive
Singular frēdefrēdde
Plural frēdenfrēdden
Non-finite forms of fredan
Form
Infinitive frēdan
Inflected infinitive frēdenne
Imperative singular frēd
Imperative plural frēdaþ
Present participle frēdende
Past participle frēdedġefrēded

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōdijaną (“to make wise”), derived from *frōdaz (“wise through experience”) (Old English frōd). Cognate with Dutch vroeden and Icelandic fræða.

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