Infinitive
understonden; to understonden; understonde
Participles
| Present | understondynge; understondende |
| Past | understonden; understonde |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | understonde |
| 2nd sing. | understondest |
| 3rd sing. | understondeth; understant |
| 1st plur. | understonden; understonde; understondeth |
| 2nd plur. | understonden; understonde; understondeth |
| 3rd plur. | understonden; understonde; understondeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | understod |
| 2nd sing. | understode |
| 3rd sing. | understod |
| 1st plur. | understoden; understode |
| 2nd plur. | understoden; understode |
| 3rd plur. | understoden; understode |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | understonde |
| 2nd sing. | understonde |
| 3rd sing. | understonde |
Past
| 1st sing. | understode |
| 2nd sing. | understode |
| 3rd sing. | understode |
Imperative
| Singular | understonde |
| Plural | understondeth; understonde |
Etymology
From Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”); equivalent to under- + stonden. Cognate with Middle Low German understanden. See: Old English '
understandan', Proto-Germanic '
*understandaną'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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