onhierdan
Old English
Alternative forms
- onherdan – Anglian
- onhirdan, onhyrdan – Late West Saxon
Etymology
Equivalent to on- + hierdan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [onˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]
Verb
onhierdan (West Saxon)
- to strengthen, comfort, or encourage
Conjugation
Conjugation of onhierdan (weak class 1)
infinitive | onhierdan | onhierdenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | onhierde | onhierde |
2nd-person singular | onhierdest, onhierst, onhiertst | onhierdest |
3rd-person singular | onhierdeþ, onhiert | onhierde |
plural | onhierdaþ | onhierdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | onhierde | onhierde |
plural | onhierden | onhierden |
imperative | ||
singular | onhierd | |
plural | onhierdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
onhierdende | onhierded |
References
- ONHIRDAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary