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Old English · verb

orþian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈor.θi.ɑn/
[ˈorˠ.ði.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈor · θi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
breathepant

Meaning

  1. to breathe, pant

    Nīeten is ǣlċ þing þe orðaþ.

    An animal is anything that breathes.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Conjugation

Conjugation of orþian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular orþiġeorþode
2nd singular orþastorþodest
3rd singular orþaþorþode
Plural orþiaþorþodon
Subjunctive
Singular orþiġeorþode
Plural orþiġenorþoden
Non-finite forms of orþian
Form
Infinitive orþian
Inflected infinitive orþienne
Imperative singular orþa
Imperative plural orþiaþ
Present participle orþiende
Past participle orþodġeorþod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From orþ, oreþ (“breath, breathing”), equivalent to orþ + -ian.

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