fadian

See also: fādiàn

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑdiɑn/

Verb

fadian

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of fadian (weak class 2)
infinitive fadian tō fadienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular fadie
fadiġe		 fadode
2nd-person singular fadast fadodest
3rd-person singular fadaþ fadode
plural fadiaþ
fadiġaþ		 fadodon
subjunctive present past
singular fadie
fadiġe		 fadode
plural fadien
fadiġen		 fadoden
imperative
singular fada
plural fadiaþ
fadiġaþ
participle present past
fadiende
fadiġende		 (ġe)fadod

Derived terms
  • fadung
  • ġefadian
  • misfadian
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