bytlan
Old English
Alternative forms
- byldan
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan, equivalent to *buþl (Old English botl) + *-jan. Cognate with Old Frisian bedla.
Verb
bytlan
- to build
Conjugation
Conjugation of bytlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | bytlan | bytlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bytle | bytlde, bytlede |
| second person singular | bytlest | bytldest, bytledest |
| third person singular | bytleþ | bytlde, bytlede |
| plural | bytlaþ | bytldon, bytledon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bytle | bytlde, bytlede |
| plural | bytlen | bytlden, bytleden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bytle | |
| plural | bytlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bytlende | (ġe)bytled | |
Synonyms
- timbran
- wyrċan
Derived terms
- bytla
- bytling
- ġebytlu
Related terms
- botl
Descendants
- Middle English: bylden, beelden, belde, bilden, bildyn, bulden, buylde, buylden (from metathetic byldan)
- English: build