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Old English · verb

weddian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwed.di.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈwed · di · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wedbetroth

Meaning

  1. to pledge, to promise

  2. to betroth

  3. to wed, to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of weddian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular weddiġeweddode
2nd singular weddastweddodest
3rd singular weddaþweddode
Plural weddiaþweddodon
Subjunctive
Singular weddiġeweddode
Plural weddiġenweddoden
Non-finite forms of weddian
Form
Infinitive weddian
Inflected infinitive weddienne
Imperative singular wedda
Imperative plural weddiaþ
Present participle weddiende
Past participle weddodġeweddod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną, whence also Old Frisian weddia, Frankish *wadjōn, Old High German wettōn, Old Norse veðja. Equivalent to wedd + -ian.

Descendants

wed

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