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Old English · verb

hedan

Normalised hēdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxeː.dɑn/
[ˈheː.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈxeː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
heednoticeattention

Meaning

  1. to pay attention, take notice (+ genitive)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hedan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hēdehēdde
2nd singular hēdesthētsthēddest
3rd singular hēdeþhētthēthēdde
Plural hēdaþhēddon
Subjunctive
Singular hēdehēdde
Plural hēdenhēdden
Non-finite forms of hedan
Form
Infinitive hēdan
Inflected infinitive hēdenne
Imperative singular hēd
Imperative plural hēdaþ
Present participle hēdende
Past participle hēdedġehēded

All forms (18)

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan. Cognate with Old Saxon hodian (Middle Low German höden), Dutch hoeden, Old High German huoten (German hüten).

Descendants

heed

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