bledan

Old English

Alternative forms

• blœ̄dan — Anglian, early Kentish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną (“to bleed”). Compare Old Frisian blēda, Old High German bluoten, Old Norse blœða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleː.dɑn/

Verb

blēdan (West Saxon, late Kentish)

1. (intransitive) to bleed

Conjugation

Conjugation of blēdan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	blēdan	blēdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	blēde	blēdde
second person singular	blēdest, blētst	blēddest
third person singular	blēdeþ, blētt, blēt	blēdde
plural	blēdaþ	blēddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	blēde	blēdde
plural	blēden	blēdden
imperative
singular	blēd
plural	blēdaþ
participle	present	past
	blēdende	(ġe)blēded

Descendants

• Middle English: bleden
  • English: bleed