hydan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“conceal”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēda, Middle Dutch huden. The Indo-European root is also the source of Welsh cudd, Latin custos, and Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhyːdɑn/

Verb

hȳdan

  1. (transitive) to hide or conceal, to hoard
  2. (intransitive) to hide

Conjugation
Conjugation of hȳdan (weak class 1)
infinitive hȳdan tō hȳdenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hȳde hȳdde
2nd-person singular hȳdest hȳddest
3rd-person singular hȳdeþ hȳdde
plural hȳdaþ hȳddon
subjunctive present past
singular hȳde hȳdde
plural hȳden hȳdden
imperative
singular hȳd
plural hȳdaþ
participle present past
hȳdende (ġe)hȳded

Derived terms

Descendants
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