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tredan
tredan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Frankish *tredan, *tretan, from Proto-Germanic *tredaną, *trudaną. Cognate with Old Saxon tredan (Low German treden), Old Frisian treda, Old Dutch tredan (Dutch treden), Old High German tretan (German treten); see also Old Norse troða, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan), both from a weak-grade of the Germanic root.
Verb
tredan
- to tread
Conjugation
Conjugation of tredan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | tredan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | tredu | trad |
| 2nd person singular | tredis, tredist | trādi |
| 3rd person singular | tredit | trad |
| 1st person plural | tredon | trādun |
| 2nd person plural | tredet | trādut |
| 3rd person plural | tredunt | trādun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | trede | trādi |
| 2nd person singular | tredes, tredest | trādis, trādist |
| 3rd person singular | trede | trādi |
| 1st person plural | treden | trādin |
| 2nd person plural | tredet | trādit |
| 3rd person plural | tredent | trādint |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | tred | |
| plural | tredet | |
| participle | present | past |
| tredandi | getredon | |
Descendants
Old English
Verb
tredan
Conjugation
Conjugation of tredan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | tredan | tō tredanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | trede | træd |
| 2nd-person singular | tredest | trǣde |
| 3rd-person singular | tredeþ | træd |
| plural | tredaþ | trǣdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | trede | trǣde |
| plural | treden | trǣden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | tred | |
| plural | tredaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| tredende | treden | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tredaną, *trudaną. Cognate with Old English tredan (English tread), Old Dutch tredan (Dutch treden), Old Frisian treda, Old High German tretan (German treten); see also Old Norse troða, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan), both from a weak-grade of the Germanic root.
Verb
tredan
- to tread
Conjugation
Conjugation of tredan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | tredan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | tridu | trad |
| 2nd person singular | tridis | trādi |
| 3rd person singular | tridid | trad |
| plural | tredad | trādun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | trede | trādi |
| 2nd person singular | tredes | trādis |
| 3rd person singular | trede | trādi |
| plural | treden | trādin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | tred | |
| plural | tredad | |
| participle | present | past |
| tridandi | gitredan, tredan | |