aheardian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ heardian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈxæ͜ɑr.di.ɑn/, [ɑːˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.di.ɑn]

Verb

āheardian

1. (literal) to harden
2. (figurative) to become unyielding, inflexible, hardhearted, or inured

Conjugation

Conjugation of āheardian (weak class 2)

infinitive	āheardian	āheardienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āheardiġe	āheardode
second person singular	āheardast	āheardodest
third person singular	āheardaþ	āheardode
plural	āheardiaþ	āheardodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āheardiġe	āheardode
plural	āheardiġen	āheardoden
imperative
singular	āhearda
plural	āheardiaþ
participle	present	past
	āheardiende	āheardod

Derived terms

• āheardung

References

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