"fedan" meaning in Old English

See fedan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfeː.dɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon fōdian, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuoten, Old Norse fǿða (Danish føde, Swedish föda, Icelandic fæða), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fōdijaną}} Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*peh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, {{cog|osx|fōdian}} Old Saxon fōdian, {{cog|nl|voeden}} Dutch voeden, {{cog|goh|fuoten}} Old High German fuoten, {{cog|non|fǿða}} Old Norse fǿða, {{cog|da|føde}} Danish føde, {{cog|sv|föda}} Swedish föda, {{cog|is|fæða}} Icelandic fæða, {{cog|got|𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan) Head templates: {{ang-verb|fēdan}} fēdan, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|fēdan<w1>}} Forms: fēdan [canonical], weak [table-tags], fēdan [infinitive], fēdenne [infinitive], fēde [first-person, present, singular], fēdde [first-person, past, singular], fēdest [present, second-person, singular], fētst [present, second-person, singular], fēddest [past, second-person, singular], fēdeþ [present, singular, third-person], fētt [present, singular, third-person], fēt [present, singular, third-person], fēdde [past, singular, third-person], fēdaþ [plural, present], fēddon [past, plural], fēde [present, singular], fēdde [past, singular], fēden [plural, present], fēdden [past, plural], fēd [imperative, past, present, singular], fēdaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], fēdende [imperative, present], fēded [imperative, past], ġefēded [imperative, past], fœ̄dan [alternative]
  1. to feed Tags: West-Saxon Related terms: āfēdan, fōda, fōdor
    Sense id: en-fedan-ang-verb-tFTu-3EE Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, West Saxon Old English, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 26 2 20 6 17
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "feden"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: feden",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: feden"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "sco",
            "2": "fede",
            "3": "feid"
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          "expansion": "Scots: fede, feid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: fede, feid"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "feed"
          },
          "expansion": "English: feed",
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      "text": "English: feed"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch voeden",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "fuoten"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German fuoten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "fǿða"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse fǿða",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "føde"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish føde",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish föda",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic fæða",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽"
      },
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  "forms": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fēdenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fētst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēddest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fētt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēddon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fēd",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fēdende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġefēded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fœ̄dan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "fēdan",
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    },
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        "1": "ang",
        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fēdan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 26 2 20 6 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to feed"
      ],
      "id": "en-fedan-ang-verb-tFTu-3EE",
      "links": [
        [
          "feed",
          "feed"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "āfēdan"
        },
        {
          "word": "fōda"
        },
        {
          "word": "fōdor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeː.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fedan"
}
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    "Old Irish feminine nouns",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish uncountable nouns",
    "Old Irish ā-stem nouns",
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      "text": "Scots: fede, feid"
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "föda"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "class"
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "fēdenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fētst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēddest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fētt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēddon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēdende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġefēded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fœ̄dan",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "fēdan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    },
    {
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        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "fēdan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "āfēdan"
    },
    {
      "word": "fōda"
    },
    {
      "word": "fōdor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂-",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "West Saxon Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to feed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feed",
          "feed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeː.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fedan"
}

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