beridan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ rīdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈriː.dɑn/

Verb

berīdan

1. to ride around, surround, beset, besiege, invest
2. to ride after, pursue, arrest

Conjugation

Conjugation of berīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	berīdan	berīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	berīde	berād
second person singular	berītst	beride
third person singular	berītt, berīt	berād
plural	berīdaþ	beridon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	berīde	beride
plural	berīden	beriden
imperative
singular	berīd
plural	berīdaþ
participle	present	past
	berīdende	beriden

Descendants

• Middle English: beriden
  • English: beride

References

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