Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
hedfan
Verbal adjectives:
hedfanedig; hedfanadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | hedfanaf |
| Sg.2 | hedfani |
| Sg.3 | hedfan; hedfana |
| Pl.1 | hedfanwn |
| Pl.2 | hedfanwch |
| Pl.3 | hedfanant |
| Impersonal | hedfanir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | hedfanais |
| Sg.2 | hedfanaist |
| Sg.3 | hedfanodd |
| Pl.1 | hedfanasom |
| Pl.2 | hedfanasoch |
| Pl.3 | hedfanasant |
| Impersonal | hedfanwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | hedfanaswn |
| Sg.2 | hedfanasit |
| Sg.3 | hedfanasai |
| Pl.1 | hedfanasem |
| Pl.2 | hedfanasech |
| Pl.3 | hedfanasent |
| Impersonal | hedfanasid; hedfanesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | hedfanwn |
| Sg.2 | hedfanit |
| Sg.3 | hedfanai |
| Pl.1 | hedfanem |
| Pl.2 | hedfanech |
| Pl.3 | hedfanent |
| Impersonal | hedfanid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | hedfanwyf |
| Sg.2 | hedfanych |
| Sg.3 | hedfano |
| Pl.1 | hedfanom |
| Pl.2 | hedfanoch |
| Pl.3 | hedfanont |
| Impersonal | hedfaner |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | hedfan; hedfana |
| Sg.3 | hedfaned |
| Pl.1 | hedfanwn |
| Pl.2 | hedfanwch |
| Pl.3 | hedfanent |
| Impersonal | hedfaner |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | hedfana i; hedfanaf i |
| Sg.2 | hedfani di |
| Sg.3 | hedfanith o; hedfaniff e |
| Pl.1 | hedfanwn ni |
| Pl.2 | hedfanwch chi |
| Pl.3 | hedfanan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | hedfanais i; hedfanes i |
| Sg.2 | hedfanaist ti; hedfanest ti |
| Sg.3 | hedfanodd o |
| Pl.1 | hedfanon ni |
| Pl.2 | hedfanoch chi |
| Pl.3 | hedfanon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | hedfanwn i; hedfanswn i |
| Sg.2 | hedfanet ti; hedfanset ti |
| Sg.3 | hedfanai fo; hedfansai fo |
| Pl.1 | hedfanen ni; hedfansen ni |
| Pl.2 | hedfanech chi; hedfansech chi |
| Pl.3 | hedfanen nhw; hedfansen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'hedfan'
ymddiried,
perthyn,
gwarchod,
gwarchae,
lled-orwedd,
gorwedd,
dychryn,
camesgor,
dewis,
esgor,
achub,
arfer,
cwrdd,
ymddeol,
ymochel,
dynwared,
dymchwel,
achwyn,
gafael,
gochel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hedfan'
erfyn,
hoetian,
hofran,
adfer,
anfon,
cenna,
cerfio,
dadlau,
dal,
danfon,
Translations
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh ehetfan. Combines the stem hed- of hedeg (“to fly”) with the suffix -fan (from Proto-Celtic *-man) forming a verbnoun. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pet-. Cognate with Latin petō (“to beg; to aim at”), Ancient Greek πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) and Welsh adar (“bird”). See: Latin '
petō', Greek, Ancient '
πέτομαι'.
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