wandian
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *wandōn, from Proto-Germanic *wandōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wandian
- to hesitate (with æt = about something)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 15:10
- Ne wanda þū þæt þū þīnum frīend ne helpe.
- Don't hesitate to help your friend.
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Oft man biþ swīðe wandiġende æt ǣlcum weorce and swīðe lætrǣde, and wēnaþ menn þæt hit sīe for swǣrmōdnesse and for unarodsċipe, and biþ þēah for wīsdōme and for wærsċipe.
- Often a person is hesitating about every action and very indecisive, and people think it's from stupidity and cowardice, when it actually comes from wisdom and awareness.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 15:10
- to spare (+ dative)
- to care, have regard (with for for something)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of wandian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wandian | wandienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wandiġe | wandode |
second person singular | wandast | wandodest |
third person singular | wandaþ | wandode |
plural | wandiaþ | wandodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wandiġe | wandode |
plural | wandiġen | wandoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wanda | |
plural | wandiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wandiende | (ġe)wandod |
Derived terms
[edit]- āwandian
- forwandian (“to hesitate, to be confounded”)
- ġewand (“hesitation”)
- wandung
- unforwandodlīc (“unhesitating, free, shameless”)
- unforwandodlīce (“unhesitatingly, freely, shamelessly”)
Descendants
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- Old English class 2 weak verbs