Reconstruction:Old English/fieldan

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

Alternative forms

  • *fyldan, *fildan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faldijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈfi͜yɫ.dɑn]

Verb

*fieldan

  1. (transitive) to fold, fold up

Conjugation

Conjugation of *fieldan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *fieldan *fieldenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *fielde *fielde
second person singular *fieldest, *fielst, *fieltst *fieldest
third person singular *fieldeþ, *fielt *fielde
plural *fieldaþ *fieldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *fielde *fielde
plural *fielden *fielden
imperative
singular *field
plural *fieldaþ
participle present past
*fieldende *(ġe)fielded

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: felden (merged with Middle English folden, descendant of Old English fealdan)
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