henden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• henten, hynden

Etymology

From Old English *hendan, ġehendan, from Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndən/, /ˈheːndən/

Verb

henden

1. (rare) to take hold of

Conjugation

Conjugation of henden (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) henden, hende
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hende	hended, hente
2nd-person singular	hendest	hendedest, hentest
3rd-person singular	hendeth	hended, hente
subjunctive singular	hende
imperative singular		—
plural1	henden, hende	hendeden, hendede, henten, hente
imperative plural	hendeth, hende	—
participles	hendynge, hendende	hended, hent, yhended, yhent

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: hend
• Yola: hend

References

• “hẹ̄̆nden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.