Reconstruction:Old English/fledan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *flōdijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfleː.dɑn/

Verb

*flēdan

  1. to flood, overflow, inundate

Conjugation

Conjugation of *flēdan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *flēdan *flēdenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *flēde *flēdde
second person singular *flēdest, *flētst *flēddest
third person singular *flēdeþ, *flētt, *flēt *flēdde
plural *flēdaþ *flēddon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *flēde *flēdde
plural *flēden *flēdden
imperative
singular *flēd
plural *flēdaþ
participle present past
*flēdende *(ġe)flēded

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fleden
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