andweard tid

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Old English

Etymology

andweard (“present, current”) + tīd (“time”). Compare Latin praesens tempus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrd tiːd/, [ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrˠd tiːd]

Noun

andweard tīd f

1. (grammar) present tense
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

     Praesuns tempus ys andwerd tīd

     The present tense is andwerd tīd [in Old English]

Related terms

• tīd
• forþġewiten tīd
• toweard tīd