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Old English · verb

ieldan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈi͜yl.dɑn/
[ˈi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈi͜yl · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hesitatepostponeprocrastinateconnivedissimulateprolongtarryeld

Meaning

  1. to put off, delay, prolong; hesitate, tarry; postpone, procrastinate

  2. to delay the notice of

  3. to dissimulate, connive at

  4. to decay (with eld)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ieldan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ieldeielde
2nd singular ieldestielstieltstieldest
3rd singular ieldeþieltielde
Plural ieldaþieldon
Subjunctive
Singular ieldeielde
Plural ieldenielden
Non-finite forms of ieldan
Form
Infinitive ieldan
Inflected infinitive ieldenne
Imperative singular ield
Imperative plural ieldaþ
Present participle ieldende
Past participle ieldedġeielded

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldijaną, from *aldaz (“old”). Cognate with Old High German alten.

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