heardian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hardōn, a variant of *hardēn. Equivalent to heard +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.di.ɑn/,

Verb

heardian (West Saxon)

  1. to be or become hard; to harden

Conjugation

Conjugation of heardian (weak class 2)
infinitive heardian heardienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular heardiġe heardode
second person singular heardast heardodest
third person singular heardaþ heardode
plural heardiaþ heardodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular heardiġe heardode
plural heardiġen heardoden
imperative
singular hearda
plural heardiaþ
participle present past
heardiende (ġe)heardod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: harden (merged with descendant of Old English hierdan)
    • English: hard (obsolete)

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