ahierdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āherdan — Anglian
• āhirdan, āhyrdan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ hierdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [ɑːˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

āhierdan (West Saxon)

1. to harden

Conjugation

Conjugation of āhierdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āhierdan	āhierdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āhierde	āhierde
second person singular	āhierdest, āhierst, āhiertst	āhierdest
third person singular	āhierdeþ, āhiert	āhierde
plural	āhierdaþ	āhierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āhierde	āhierde
plural	āhierden	āhierden
imperative
singular	āhierd
plural	āhierdaþ
participle	present	past
	āhierdende	āhierded

Derived terms

• āhierding

Related terms

• āheardian

References

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