Old English · verb
stregdan
Normalised streġdan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /ˈstrej.dɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈstrej · dɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sprinklestrewscatter
Meaning
-
to strew, spread, scatter, sprinkle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | streġde | stræġdstrǣd |
| 2nd singular | streġdest | strugde |
| 3rd singular | streġdeþ | stræġdstrǣd |
| Plural | streġdaþ | strugdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | streġde | strugde |
| Plural | streġden | strugden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | streġdan |
| Inflected infinitive | streġdenne |
| Imperative singular | streġd |
| Imperative plural | streġdaþ |
| Present participle | streġdende |
| Past participle | strogdenġestrogden |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *streþaną (“to swirl, seethe”), related to Middle High German streden, Old High German stredan (“to swirl”), from Proto-Indo-European *srét-e-, related to Old Cornish stret (“latex”). See also modern English strut.
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