*rudjaną

Runic: ᚱᚢᛞᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈruð.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to clear
to strip

Etymology

From *rudą (‘a clearing’) + *-janą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (‘to dig out’), see also Latin ruo (‘I dig out’), Proto-Slavic *rъvati (‘to tear’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	rudjō	rudjaų	–
2nd singular	rudisi	rudjais	rudi
3rd singular	rudiþi	rudjai	rudjaþau
1st dual	rudjōs	rudjaiw	–
2nd dual	rudjaþiz	rudjaiþiz	rudjaþiz
1st plural	rudjamaz	rudjaim	–
2nd plural	rudiþ	rudjaiþ	rudiþ
3rd plural	rudjanþi	rudjain	rudjanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rudjai	–
2nd singular	rudjasai	rudjaisau
3rd singular	rudjaþai	rudjaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	rudjanþai	rudjainþau
2nd plural	rudjanþai	rudjainþau
3rd plural	rudjanþai	rudjainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rudidǭ	rudidēdį̄
2nd singular	rudidēz	rudidēdīz
3rd singular	rudidē	rudidēdī
1st dual	rudidēdū	rudidēdīw
2nd dual	rudidēdudiz	rudidēdīdiz
1st plural	rudidēdum	rudidēdīm
2nd plural	rudidēdud	rudidēdīd
3rd plural	rudidēdun	rudidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
rudjaną	rudjandz	rudidaz

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Descendants

*ruddjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- āryddan (Old English)
*ruddjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġeryddan (Old English)
  - ridden (Middle English)
    - rid (English)
ryðja (Old Norse)
- ryðja (Faroese)
- ryðja (Icelandic)
- rydja, rø, rya, rua, rudjø, rødja, rødda, røa, ræa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ryðja (Old Norse)
- ryddæ (Old Danish)
  - rydde (Danish)
    - rydde (Norwegian Bokmål)
      - rydda (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ryðja (Old Norse)
- ryþia, rydhia, rödhia (Old Swedish)
  - röja, rödja (Swedish)

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