geciegan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
ġe- + ċīeġan from Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (“to call, name”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈt͡ʃi͜yː.jɑn/
Verb
ġeċīeġan (Early West Saxon)
- to call upon
- to call, to name
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
- Crist on sumere tīde ferde wið þǣre Galileiscan sǣ, and ġeseah twēġen ġebroðra, Simonem, se wæs ġecīġed Petrus, and his broðor Andream: et reliqua.
- Christ on a time went along the Galilean sea, and saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, etc.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
- to name
- to invoke
- to summon
- to convene
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeċīeġan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġeċīeġan | ġeċīeġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeċīeġe | ġeċīeġde |
| second person singular | ġeċīeġest, ġeċīeġst | ġeċīeġdest |
| third person singular | ġeċīeġeþ, ġeċīeġþ | ġeċīeġde |
| plural | ġeċīeġaþ | ġeċīeġdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeċīeġe | ġeċīeġde |
| plural | ġeċīeġen | ġeċīeġden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeċīeġ | |
| plural | ġeċīeġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeċīeġende | ġeċīeġed | |
Related terms
- ġeċīeġendliċ (“calling, addressing, vocative”)
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝeciȝen, icheien