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Old English · verb

niedan

Normalised nīedan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈni͜yː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈni͜yː · dɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to force

    Wē sind ġemanod and ġelaðod tō Godes rīċe, ac wē ne sind nā ġenīeddu.

    We're urged and invited to God's kingdom, but we are not forced.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"

Conjugation

Conjugation of niedan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nīedenīedde
2nd singular nīedestnīetstnīeddest
3rd singular nīedeþnīettnīetnīedde
Plural nīedaþnīeddon
Subjunctive
Singular nīedenīedde
Plural nīedennīedden
Non-finite forms of niedan
Form
Infinitive nīedan
Inflected infinitive nīedenne
Imperative singular nīed
Imperative plural nīedaþ
Present participle nīedende
Past participle nīededġenīeded

All forms (18)

Etymology

Derived from nīed (“need, compulsion”).

Descendants

need

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