gieldan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Cognate with Old Frisian jelda (West Frisian jilde), Old Saxon geldan, Middle Dutch ghelden (Dutch gelden), Old High German geltan (German gelten), Old Norse gjalda (Danish gælde, Swedish gälla, Norwegian gjelde), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gildan), 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usgildan), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (fragildan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjiyldɑn/
Verb
ġieldan
- to pay; to give something in payment or as due; to yield
- to repay, to pay back, to restore
- to requite; to reward
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġieldan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | ġieldan | tō ġieldenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġielde | ġeald |
| 2nd-person singular | ġieldest | gulde |
| 3rd-person singular | ġieldeþ | ġeald |
| plural | ġieldaþ | guldon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġielde | gulde |
| plural | ġielden | gulden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġield | |
| plural | ġieldaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġieldende | (ġe)golden | |
Derived terms
- forġieldan
Descendants
- Middle English: yielden, yelden
- Scots: yield
- English: yield