wuldrian
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwul.dri.ɑn/, [ˈwuɫ.dri.ɑn]
Verb
wuldrian
- to glorify
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"
- We sceolon geefenlæcan þysum hyrdum, and wuldrian and hérian urne Drihten on eallum ðam ðingum þe he for ure lufe gefremode, ús to alysednysse and to ecere blisse, ðam sy wuldor and lof mid ðam Ælmihtigum Fæder, on annysse þæs Halgan Gastes, on ealra worulda woruld. Amen.
- We should imitate these shepherds, and glorify and praise our Lord for all those things which he hath done for love of us, for our redemption and eternal bliss, to whom be glory and praise with the Almighty Father, in unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"
- to glory, exult, rejoice
- to get glorified; to receive glory
Conjugation
Conjugation of wuldrian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wuldrian | wuldrienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wuldriġe | wuldrode |
second person singular | wuldrast | wuldrodest |
third person singular | wuldraþ | wuldrode |
plural | wuldriaþ | wuldrodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wuldriġe | wuldrode |
plural | wuldriġen | wuldroden |
imperative | ||
singular | wuldra | |
plural | wuldriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wuldriende | (ġe)wuldrod |
Derived terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WULDRIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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