Old English · verb
sceadwian
Normalised sċeadwian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈʃɑd.wi.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈʃɑd · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- shadowovershadow
Meaning
-
to overshadow, cover with shadow
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċeadwiġe | sċeadwode |
| 2nd singular | sċeadwast | sċeadwodest |
| 3rd singular | sċeadwaþ | sċeadwode |
| Plural | sċeadwiaþ | sċeadwodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċeadwiġe | sċeadwode |
| Plural | sċeadwiġen | sċeadwoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċeadwian |
| Inflected infinitive | sċeadwienne |
| Imperative singular | sċeadwa |
| Imperative plural | sċeadwiaþ |
| Present participle | sċeadwiende |
| Past participle | sċeadwodġesċeadwod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From sċeadu + -ian. Compare Old Saxon skadowan, skadoian, Old Dutch scedewon, Old High German skatawen.
Descendants
shadow
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