todælan

Old English

Etymology

From tō- +‎ dǣlan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːˈdæː.lɑn/

Verb

tōdǣlan

  1. to divide, separate, distribute, disperse
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
    • c. 1154, Peterborough Chronicle‎:
      Þā wæs Engla land swīðe tōdǣled.
      Back then, England was very divided.

Conjugation
Conjugation of tōdǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive tōdǣlan tōdǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tōdǣle tōdǣlde
second person singular tōdǣlest, tōdǣlst tōdǣldest
third person singular tōdǣleþ, tōdǣlþ tōdǣlde
plural tōdǣlaþ tōdǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tōdǣle tōdǣlde
plural tōdǣlen tōdǣlden
imperative
singular tōdǣl
plural tōdǣlaþ
participle present past
tōdǣlende tōdǣled

Descendants
  • Middle English: todelen
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