ymbgyrdan
Old English
Alternative forms
- embegirdan
Etymology
From ymb- + gyrdan. See um-.
Verb
ymbgyrdan
- To gird about or around, surround, encompass; beset.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ymbgyrdan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ymbgyrdan | tō ymbgyrdenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ymbgyrde | ymbgyrde |
2nd-person singular | ymbgyrdest | ymbgyrdest |
3rd-person singular | ymbgyrdeþ | ymbgyrde |
plural | ymbgyrdaþ | ymbgyrdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ymbgyrde | ymbgyrde |
plural | ymbgyrden | ymbgyrden |
imperative | ||
singular | ymbgyrde | |
plural | ymbgyrdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ymbgyrdende | ymbgyrded |
Descendants
- Middle English: *embgirden (early), *imbgirden (early), umbgirden.
References
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary