cwiddian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, cwide (“saying”) +‎ -ian (infinitive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwid.di.ɑn/

Verb

cwiddian

1. to say

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwiddian (weak class 2)

infinitive	cwiddian	cwiddienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cwiddiġe	cwiddode
second person singular	cwiddast	cwiddodest
third person singular	cwiddaþ	cwiddode
plural	cwiddiaþ	cwiddodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cwiddiġe	cwiddode
plural	cwiddiġen	cwiddoden
imperative
singular	cwidda
plural	cwiddiaþ
participle	present	past
	cwiddiende	(ġe)cwiddod

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cwiddian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.