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Old English · verb

wridan

Normalised wrīdan

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

Meaning

  1. to be productive, burgeon, flourish

Conjugation

Conjugation of wridan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wrīdewrād
2nd singular wrītstwride
3rd singular wrīttwrītwrād
Plural wrīdaþwridon
Subjunctive
Singular wrīdewride
Plural wrīdenwriden
Non-finite forms of wridan
Form
Infinitive wrīdan
Inflected infinitive wrīdenne
Imperative singular wrīd
Imperative plural wrīdaþ
Present participle wrīdende
Past participle wridenġewriden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, turn”).

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