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Old English · verb

ridan

Normalised rīdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈriː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈriː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
ride

Meaning

  1. to ride

    Sē ridda rād on horse.

    The knight rode on horseback.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ridan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rīderād
2nd singular rītstride
3rd singular rīttrītrād
Plural rīdaþridon
Subjunctive
Singular rīderide
Plural rīdenriden
Non-finite forms of ridan
Form
Infinitive rīdan
Inflected infinitive rīdenne
Imperative singular rīd
Imperative plural rīdaþ
Present participle rīdende
Past participle ridenġeriden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Descendants

ride

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