liþen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English līþan (to go, travel, sail, be bereft of), from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną (to go, leave, suffer), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (to go, depart, die).

Cognate with North Frisian lyen, lije (to suffer), Dutch lijden (to suffer, dree, abide), German leiden (to suffer, brook, permit). See also lode, lead.

Verb

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liþen

  1. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of a ship) to sail, travel by sea
  2. (intransitive, Early Middle English) to journey, travel, depart
  3. (intransitive, Early Middle English) to go, come, walk
  4. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of projectiles) to fly
  5. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of love) to come about, develop, exist

Conjugation

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