heardian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hardōn, a variant of *hardēn. Equivalent to heard + -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.di.ɑn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.di.ɑn]

Verb

heardian (West Saxon)

  1. to be or become hard; to harden

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: harden (merged with descendant of Old English hierdan)
    • English: hard (obsolete)

References

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