ætwindan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ætwindan
- (with dative) to escape
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Simon, ðaða he ðam folce ætwunden wæs, getígde ænne ormǽtne ryððan innan ðam geate þær Petrus inn hæfde, þæt he fǽrlice hine abítan sceolde.
- Simon, when he had escaped from the people, tied a huge mastiff within the gate where Peter had his dwelling, that he might suddenly devour him.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ætwindan (strong class 3)
infinitive | ætwindan | ætwindenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ætwinde | ætwand |
second person singular | ætwinst, ætwintst | ætwunde |
third person singular | ætwint | ætwand |
plural | ætwindaþ | ætwundon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ætwinde | ætwunde |
plural | ætwinden | ætwunden |
imperative | ||
singular | ætwind | |
plural | ætwindaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ætwindende | ætwunden |
Descendants[edit]
- English: atwind