henden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hynden
Etymology
From Old English *hendan, ġehendan, from Proto-West Germanic *handijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛndən/, /ˈheːndən/
Verb
henden
- (rare) to take hold of
Conjugation
Conjugation of henden (weak in -ed/-te)
infinitive | (to) henden, hende | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | hende | hended, hente | |
2nd-person singular | hendest | hendedest, hentest | |
3rd-person singular | hendeth | hended, hente | |
subjunctive singular | hende | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | henden, hende | hendeden, hendede, henten, hente | |
imperative plural | hendeth, hende | — | |
participles | hendynge, hendende | hended, hent, yhended, yhent |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: hend
- Yola: hend
References
- “hẹ̄̆nden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.