underþeodan
Old English
Alternative forms
- underþīedan, underþīdan
Etymology
Equivalent to under- + þēodan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈθe͜oː.dɑn/
Verb
underþēodan
- (dative or preposition) to subjugate, make subject (beneath or under) (+ under)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Ðū þe ūs lǣrdest þæt wē underþīeddan ūrne lȳcuman ūre mōde.
- Thou who hast taught us to subject our body to our mind.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to subject to something; to make endure; to make liable
- to subjoin, add
- to support
Conjugation
Conjugation of underþēodan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | underþēodan | underþēodenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | underþēode | underþēodde |
| second person singular | underþēodest, underþēotst | underþēoddest |
| third person singular | underþēodeþ, underþēott, underþēot | underþēodde |
| plural | underþēodaþ | underþēoddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | underþēode | underþēodde |
| plural | underþēoden | underþēodden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | underþēod | |
| plural | underþēodaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| underþēodende | underþēoded | |
Derived terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNDERÞĒODAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.