By surface analysis, cwide (“saying”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)
cwiddian
infinitive | cwiddian | cwiddienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | cwiddiġe | cwiddode |
second person singular | cwiddast | cwiddodest |
third person singular | cwiddaþ | cwiddode |
plural | cwiddiaþ | cwiddodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | cwiddiġe | cwiddode |
plural | cwiddiġen | cwiddoden |
imperative | ||
singular | cwidda | |
plural | cwiddiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
cwiddiende | (ġe)cwiddod |