fredan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōdijaną (“to make wise”), derived from *frōdaz (“wise through experience”) (Old English frōd). Cognate with Dutch vroeden and Icelandic fræða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreː.dɑn/

Verb

frēdan

1. to feel
2. to perceive, sense

Usage notes

• Almost always used with the prefix ġe-. See ġefrēdan for more.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frēdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	frēdan	frēdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	frēde	frēdde
second person singular	frēdest, frētst	frēddest
third person singular	frēdeþ, frētt, frēt	frēdde
plural	frēdaþ	frēddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	frēde	frēdde
plural	frēden	frēdden
imperative
singular	frēd
plural	frēdaþ
participle	present	past
	frēdende	(ġe)frēded

Derived terms

• ġefrēdan

Related terms

• frōd

Descendants

• Middle English: freden, frede

References

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