understanden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- understonden
Etymology
From Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌundərˈstandən/, /ˌundərˈstaːndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔːndən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of understanden (strong class 6)
| 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.
Descendants
- English: understand
- Scots: understand, onderstand
- Yola: understhoane
References
- “understō̆nden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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