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Old English · verb

geþiedan

Normalised ġeþīedan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈθi͜yː.dɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈθi͜yː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
connectadjustassociatetranslateuniteapply

Meaning

  1. to join, unite, connect, associate

    "Genesis", chapter 2, verse 24

    Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

  2. to apply, adjust, translate

    Ðonne mihte he ðara ríme geþeóded beón.

    Then might he be added to their number.

    1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project He ðám wordum sóna mo

Conjugation

Conjugation of geþiedan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeþīedeġeþīedde
2nd singular ġeþīedestġeþīetstġeþīeddest
3rd singular ġeþīedeþġeþīettġeþīetġeþīedde
Plural ġeþīedaþġeþīeddon
Subjunctive
Singular ġeþīedeġeþīedde
Plural ġeþīedenġeþīedden
Non-finite forms of geþiedan
Form
Infinitive ġeþīedan
Inflected infinitive ġeþīedenne
Imperative singular ġeþīed
Imperative plural ġeþīedaþ
Present participle ġeþīedende
Past participle ġeþīeded

All forms (17)

Etymology

From ġe- + þīedan.

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