agieldan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āġildan, āġyldan

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- +‎ ġieldan

Verb

āġieldan

1. to pay
2. to repay
3. to reward
4. to permit, allow

Conjugation

Conjugation of āġieldan (strong, class III)

infinitive	āġieldan	āġieldenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āġielde	āġeald
second person singular	āġielst, āġieltst	āgulde
third person singular	āġielt	āġeald
plural	āġieldaþ	āguldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āġielde	āgulde
plural	āġielden	āgulden
imperative
singular	āġield
plural	āġieldaþ
participle	present	past
	āġieldende	āgolden

Descendants

• English: ayield

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-gildan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.