From Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”). Cognate with Middle Low German understanden.
understanden
| infinitive | (to) understanden, understande | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | understande | understod | |
| 2nd-person singular | understandest | understode, understod | |
| 3rd-person singular | understandeth, understant | understod | |
| subjunctive singular | understande | understode1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | understanden, understande | understoden, understode | |
| imperative plural | understandeth, understande | — | |
| participles | understandynge, understandende | understanden, understande | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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