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Old English · verb

pæþþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈpæθ.θɑn/
Syllables
ˈpæθ · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
traverse

Meaning

  1. to traverse

  2. to tread a path

Conjugation

Conjugation of pæþþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular pæþþepæþde
2nd singular pæþestpæþdest
3rd singular pæþeþpæþde
Plural pæþþaþpæþdon
Subjunctive
Singular pæþþepæþde
Plural pæþþenpæþden
Non-finite forms of pæþþan
Form
Infinitive pæþþan
Inflected infinitive pæþþenne
Imperative singular pæþe
Imperative plural pæþþaþ
Present participle pæþþende
Past participle pæþedġepæþed

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, pæþ (“path”) + -an (infinitive suffix)

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