fœdan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈføː.dɑn/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon fōdian, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuoten, Old Norse fǿða (Danish føde, Swedish föda, Icelandic fæða), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan).

Verb

fœ̄dan (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of fēdan

Conjugation

Conjugation of fœ̄dan (weak class 1 Anglian)

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infinitive	fœ̄dan¹	fœ̄denne, fœ̄danne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fœ̄du, fœ̄de	fœ̄dde
second person singular	fœ̄des³	fœ̄ddes³
third person singular	fœ̄deþ²	fœ̄dde
plural	fœ̄daþ²	fœ̄ddun, fœ̄ddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fœ̄de	fœ̄dde
plural	fœ̄den	fœ̄dden¹¹
imperative
singular	fœ̄d
plural	fœ̄daþ²
participle	present	past
	fœ̄dende	(ġe)fœ̄ded

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Descendants

• Middle English: feden
  • English: feed
  • Scots: fede, feid