understonden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”); equivalent to under- +‎ stonden. Cognate with Middle Low German understanden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌundərˈstandən/, /ˌundərˈstaːndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔːndən/

Verb

understonden

  1. to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of understonden (strong class 6)
infinitive (to) understonden, understonde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular understonde understod
2nd-person singular understondest understode, understod
3rd-person singular understondeth understod
subjunctive singular understonde understode1
imperative singular —
plural2 understonden, understonde understoden, understode
imperative plural understondeth, understonde —
participles understondynge, understondende understonden, understonde

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: understand
  • Scots: understand, onderstand
  • Yola: understhoane

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈstɑn.den/

Verb

understonden

  1. plural present subjunctive of understandan

Participle

understonden

  1. past participle of understandan
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