fadian

See also: fādiàn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fadōn, from Proto-Germanic *fadōną (“to feed, graze”): from *fadaz (“orderly, tidy”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, keep watch, shepherd”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.di.ɑn/

Verb

fadian

1. to direct, guide
2. to arrange, set in order, dispose

Conjugation

Conjugation of fadian (weak class 2)

infinitive	fadian	fadienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fadiġe	fadode
second person singular	fadast	fadodest
third person singular	fadaþ	fadode
plural	fadiaþ	fadodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fadiġe	fadode
plural	fadiġen	fadoden
imperative
singular	fada
plural	fadiaþ
participle	present	past
	fadiende	(ġe)fadod

Derived terms

• fadung
• ġefadian
• misfadian

 

Related terms

• ġefæd

Descendants

• Middle English: faden