Participles
| Present | ontendende |
| Past | ontended |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ontende |
| 2nd sing. | ontendest; ontenst; ontentst |
| 3rd sing. | ontendeþ; ontent |
| 1st plur. | ontendaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ontendaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ontendaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ontende |
| 2nd sing. | ontendest |
| 3rd sing. | ontende |
| 1st plur. | ontendon |
| 2nd plur. | ontendon |
| 3rd plur. | ontendon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ontende |
| 2nd sing. | ontende |
| 3rd sing. | ontende |
| 1st plur. | ontenden |
| 2nd plur. | ontenden |
| 3rd plur. | ontenden |
Past
| 1st sing. | ontende |
| 2nd sing. | ontende |
| 3rd sing. | ontende |
| 1st plur. | ontenden |
| 2nd plur. | ontenden |
| 3rd plur. | ontenden |
Imperative
| Singular | ontend |
| Plural | ontendaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'ontendan'
foresendan,
ungyrdan,
forspendan,
begyrdan,
onhyrdan,
onwendan,
ontendan,
berindan,
onsendan,
forhierdan,
belendan,
ymbwendan,
besendan,
bewendan,
forþsendan,
insendan,
ymbgyrdan,
ofersendan,
andwyrdan,
andwirdan, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ontendan'
onsendan,
onwendan,
atendan,
insendan,
onbindan,
onfindan,
ontynan,
oþwendan,
tendan,
asendan,
Etymology
From on- (“on, at”) + tendan (“to kindle”). Similar words can also be found in other, later Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne, Swedish antända. See: German, old spelling '
anzünden', Swedish '
antända'.
Verbs referencing "ontendan"
German, old spelling
anzünden, Alemannic German
azünte.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Eft hē ontende sum hǣðen templ: þā ġewende sē līġ, ðurh þǣs windes blǣd, tō sumes mannes hūse, ðe þǣr ġehende stōd; ac Martinus āstāh on ðām stiċelan hrōfe, and sette hine sylfne onġēan ðām sweġendum līġe, and hē sōna ðrēow ðwyres wið þǣs windes (Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blast of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind)