onden

Dutch

Noun

onden

  1. plural of onde

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

PIE root
*h₂enh₁-

    Borrowed from Old Norse anda, from Proto-Germanic *anadōną; by surface analysis, onde (“breath”) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔ̝ːndən/, /ˈɔndən/

    Verb

    onden (third-person singular simple present ondeth, present participle ondende, ondynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle onded) (uncommon)

    1. To breathe, exhale.
    2. (of a horse) To snort, puff.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of onden (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) onden, onde
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular onde onded
    2nd-person singular ondest ondedest
    3rd-person singular ondeth onded
    subjunctive singular onde
    imperative singular —
    plural1 onden, onde ondeden, ondede
    imperative plural ondeth, onde —
    participles ondynge, ondende onded

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • Middle Scots: aind, aynd
      • Scots: ein (obsolete)
    References

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    onden

    1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of onde (“enmity”)
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