fadian

See also: fādiàn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fadōn, from Proto-Germanic *fadōną (“to feed, graze”): from *fadaz (“orderly, tidy”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, keep watch, shepherd”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.di.ɑn/

Verb

fadian

  1. to direct, guide
  2. to arrange, set in order, dispose

Conjugation
Conjugation of fadian (weak class 2)
infinitive fadian fadienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular fadiġe fadode
second person singular fadast fadodest
third person singular fadaþ fadode
plural fadiaþ fadodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular fadiġe fadode
plural fadiġen fadoden
imperative
singular fada
plural fadiaþ
participle present past
fadiende (ġe)fadod

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: faden
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