Old English · verb
grædan
Normalised grǣdan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈɡræː.dɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈɡræː · dɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- crow
Meaning
-
to cry, call out
Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…
I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24: -
to crow
Conjugation
All forms (18)
Etymology
From grǣd (“cry”) + -an.
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