Participles
| Present | grǣdende |
| Past | (ġe)grǣded |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | grǣde |
| 2nd sing. | grǣdest; grǣtst |
| 3rd sing. | grǣdeþ; grǣtt; grǣt |
| 1st plur. | grǣdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | grǣdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | grǣdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | grǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | grǣddest |
| 3rd sing. | grǣdde |
| 1st plur. | grǣddon |
| 2nd plur. | grǣddon |
| 3rd plur. | grǣddon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | grǣde |
| 2nd sing. | grǣde |
| 3rd sing. | grǣde |
| 1st plur. | grǣden |
| 2nd plur. | grǣden |
| 3rd plur. | grǣden |
Past
| 1st sing. | grǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | grǣdde |
| 3rd sing. | grǣdde |
| 1st plur. | grǣdden |
| 2nd plur. | grǣdden |
| 3rd plur. | grǣdden |
Imperative
| Singular | grǣd |
| Plural | grǣdaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'grædan'
grædan,
Verbs similar to 'grædan'
arædan,
brædan,
gerædan,
grætan,
rædan,
alædan,
aræfan,
aræman,
aræran,
bædan,
Etymology
From grǣd (“cry”) + -an.
Sample Sentences
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Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,… (I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…) [10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:]
Cognates
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