hydan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *huʀdijan. Cognate with Old Frisian hēda, Middle Dutch huden, Middle High German hürten. Also related to Welsh cudd, Latin custōs, and Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō). Equivalent to hord + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxyː.dɑn/, [ˈhyː.dɑn]
Verb
hȳdan
- (transitive) to hide or conceal
- 10th century, The Seafarer:
- Þēah þe græf wille golde strēġan brōþor his ġeborenum, byrġan be dēadum, māþmum mislīċum þæt hine mid wille, ne mæġ þǣre sāwle þe biþ synna ful gold tō ġēoce for godes eġsan, þonne hē hit ǣr hȳdeð þenden hē hēr leofað.
- Even if a brother would like to strew gold on grave for his kinsmen, to bury next to the dead with manifold riches that he would like to have with him, gold cannot be a help for this soul, who is full of sins, before the dread of God, after he first hides it while he lives here.
- (intransitive) to hide
Conjugation
Conjugation of hȳdan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | hȳdan | hȳdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hȳde | hȳdde |
| second person singular | hȳdest, hȳtst | hȳddest |
| third person singular | hȳdeþ, hȳtt, hȳt | hȳdde |
| plural | hȳdaþ | hȳddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hȳde | hȳdde |
| plural | hȳden | hȳdden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hȳd | |
| plural | hȳdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hȳdende | (ġe)hȳded | |