ymbgyrdan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • embegirdan

Etymology

From ymb- +‎ gyrdan. See um-.

Verb

ymbgyrdan

  1. To gird about or around, surround, encompass; beset.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ymbgyrdan (weak class 1)
infinitive ymbgyrdan tō ymbgyrdenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ymbgyrde ymbgyrde
2nd-person singular ymbgyrdest ymbgyrdest
3rd-person singular ymbgyrdeþ ymbgyrde
plural ymbgyrdaþ ymbgyrdon
subjunctive present past
singular ymbgyrde ymbgyrde
plural ymbgyrden ymbgyrden
imperative
singular ymbgyrde
plural ymbgyrdaþ
participle present past
ymbgyrdende ymbgyrded

Descendants
  • Middle English: *embgirden (early), *imbgirden (early), umbgirden.

References
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