leodan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ- (“to grow, come up”). Cognates include Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Persian: رستن (rostan), Albanian lind (“to be born, to spring”) < lej (“to generate, produce, give birth to”), Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free, freeman”), Latin liber (“free”), Old Irish luss (“plant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːodɑn/
Verb
lēodan
- to grow
- Of ðam twige ludon reðe wæstme: from that branch sprang dire fruits. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)
Conjugation
Conjugation of lēodan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | lēodan | tō lēodenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | lēode | lēad |
| 2nd-person singular | līedest | lude |
| 3rd-person singular | līedeþ | lēad |
| plural | lēodaþ | ludon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | lēode | lude |
| plural | lēoden | luden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | lēod | |
| plural | lēodaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lēodende | (ġe)loden | |