onden

Dutch

Noun

onden

  1. plural of onde

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

PIE root
*h₂enh₁-

Borrowed from Old Norse anda, from Proto-Germanic *anadōną; by surface analysis, onde (“breath”) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ̝ːndən/, /ˈɔndən/

Verb

onden (third-person singular simple present ondeth, present participle ondende, ondynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle onded) (uncommon)

  1. To breathe, exhale.
  2. (of a horse) To snort, puff.
Conjugation
Conjugation of onden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) onden, onde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular onde onded
2nd-person singular ondest ondedest
3rd-person singular ondeth onded
subjunctive singular onde
imperative singular —
plural1 onden, onde ondeden, ondede
imperative plural ondeth, onde —
participles ondynge, ondende onded

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • Middle Scots: aind, aynd
    • Scots: ein (obsolete)
References

Etymology 2

Noun

onden

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of onde (“enmity”)
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