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Old English · verb

teldian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtel.di.ɑn/
[ˈteɫ.di.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈtel · di · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
teldawningtilt

Meaning

  1. to spread (e.g. a tent, an awning, a net, a snare, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of teldian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular teldiġeteldode
2nd singular teldastteldodest
3rd singular teldaþteldode
Plural teldiaþteldodon
Subjunctive
Singular teldiġeteldode
Plural teldiġenteldoden
Non-finite forms of teldian
Form
Infinitive teldian
Inflected infinitive teldienne
Imperative singular telda
Imperative plural teldiaþ
Present participle teldiende
Past participle teldodġeteldod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *teldōn, from Proto-Germanic *teldōną (“to tent, cover”), equivalent to teld + -ian.

Descendants

teld, tilt

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