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Old English · verb

hierdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxi͜yr.dɑn/
[ˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈxi͜yr · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
emboldenhardtight

Meaning

  1. to make hard

  2. to make strong or tight

  3. to make bold, embolden, or encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of hierdan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hierdehierde
2nd singular hierdesthiersthiertsthierdest
3rd singular hierdeþhierthierde
Plural hierdaþhierdon
Subjunctive
Singular hierdehierde
Plural hierdenhierden
Non-finite forms of hierdan
Form
Infinitive hierdan
Inflected infinitive hierdenne
Imperative singular hierd
Imperative plural hierdaþ
Present participle hierdende
Past participle hierdedġehierded

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.

Descendants

hard

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