eldertongue

Old English · verb

hendan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxen.dɑn/
[ˈhen.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈxen · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
handhend

Meaning

  1. to take by hand; grasp

  2. to have in the hand; hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of hendan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hendehende
2nd singular hendesthensthentsthendest
3rd singular hendeþhenthende
Plural hendaþhendon
Subjunctive
Singular hendehende
Plural hendenhenden
Non-finite forms of hendan
Form
Infinitive hendan
Inflected infinitive hendenne
Imperative singular hend
Imperative plural hendaþ
Present participle hendende
Past participle hendedġehended

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną, equivalent to hand + -an.

Descendants

hand, hend

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