Reconstruction:Old English/spœdan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspøː.dɑn/

Verb

*spœ̄dan (Anglian)

  1. alternative form of spēdan

Conjugation

Conjugation of *spœ̄dan (weak class 1 Anglian)

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infinitive *spœ̄dan¹ *spœ̄denne, *spœ̄danne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *spœ̄du, *spœ̄de *spœ̄dde
second person singular *spœ̄des³ *spœ̄ddes³
third person singular *spœ̄deþ² *spœ̄dde
plural *spœ̄daþ² *spœ̄ddun, *spœ̄ddon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *spœ̄de *spœ̄dde
plural *spœ̄den¹ *spœ̄dden¹
imperative
singular *spœ̄d
plural *spœ̄daþ²
participle present past
*spœ̄dende (ġe)*spœ̄ded

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

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