hierdan

Old English

Alternative forms

herdan, hyrdan, hirdan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [ˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

hierdan

(transitive) to make hard
(transitive) to make strong or tight
(transitive) to make bold, embolden, or encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of hierdan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	hierdan	hierdenne
first person singular	hierde	hierde
second person singular	hierdest, hierst, hiertst	hierdest
third person singular	hierdeþ, hiert	hierde
plural	hierdaþ	hierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hierde	hierde
plural	hierden	hierden
imperative
singular	hierd
plural	hierdaþ
participle	present	past
	hierdende	(ġe)hierded

Derived terms

Related terms

heardian

Descendants

Middle English: herden, harden (merged with descendant of Old English heardian)
- English: hard (obsolete)

References

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

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