todælan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːˈdæːlan/
Verb
tōdǣlan
- to divide, separate, distribute, disperse
- "The Wife's Lament"
- Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes magas hyċġan þurh diernne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
- The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
- Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes magas hyċġan þurh diernne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
- c. 1154, the Peterborough Chronicle
- Þā wæs Engla land swīðe tōdǣled.
- Back then, England was very divided.
- Þā wæs Engla land swīðe tōdǣled.
- "The Wife's Lament"
Conjugation
Conjugation of tōdǣlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | tōdǣlan | tō tōdǣlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | tōdǣle | tōdǣlde |
| 2nd-person singular | tōdǣlest | tōdǣldest |
| 3rd-person singular | tōdǣleþ | tōdǣlde |
| plural | tōdǣlaþ | tōdǣldon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | tōdǣle | tōdǣlde |
| plural | tōdǣlen | tōdǣlden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | tōdǣl | |
| plural | tōdǣlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| tōdǣlende | tōdǣled | |
Descendants
- Middle English: todelen
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