"siþian" meaning in Old English

See siþian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsiː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈsiː.ði.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sinþōn, from Proto-Germanic *sinþōną (“to go, travel”), equivalent to sīþ + -ian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sinþōn}} Proto-West Germanic *sinþōn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sinþōną|t=to go, travel}} Proto-Germanic *sinþōną (“to go, travel”), {{af|ang|sīþ|-ian}} sīþ + -ian Head templates: {{ang-verb|sīþian}} sīþian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|sīþian<w2>}} Forms: sīþian [canonical], weak [table-tags], sīþian [infinitive], sīþienne [infinitive], sīþiġe [first-person, present, singular], sīþode [first-person, past, singular], sīþast [present, second-person, singular], sīþodest [past, second-person, singular], sīþaþ [present, singular, third-person], sīþode [past, singular, third-person], sīþiaþ [plural, present], sīþodon [past, plural], sīþiġe [present, singular], sīþode [past, singular], sīþiġen [plural, present], sīþoden [past, plural], sīþa [imperative, past, present, singular], sīþiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], sīþiende [imperative, present], sīþod [imperative, past], ġesīþod [imperative, past]
  1. to travel, journey Related terms: sendan
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "ġesīþod",
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈsiː.ði.ɑn]"
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsiː.θi.ɑn/"
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