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Old English · verb

reodan

Normalised rēodan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈre͜oː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈre͜oː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
reddenstain

Meaning

  1. to redden, make red

  2. stain with blood, bloody

  3. to wound, kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of reodan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rēoderēad
2nd singular rīetstrude
3rd singular rīettrīetrēad
Plural rēodaþrudon
Subjunctive
Singular rēoderude
Plural rēodenruden
Non-finite forms of reodan
Form
Infinitive rēodan
Inflected infinitive rēodenne
Imperative singular rēod
Imperative plural rēodaþ
Present participle rēodende
Past participle rodenġeroden

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-. Compare Old Norse rjóða (“to redden”).

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