gecyþan
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈkyː.θɑn/, [jeˈkyː.ðɑn]
Verb
ġecȳþan
- to report, to make known
- to announce, declare
- to reveal, manifest, show
- to testify
- to prove
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- On þām ġewinne, ⁊ on moneġum oþrum æfter þǣm, Hannibal ġecȳþde þone nīþ ⁊ þone hete þe hē beforan his fæder ġeswōr, þā hē nigonwintre cniht wæs, þæt hē næfre ne wurde Rōmana frēond.
- In that battle, and in many others after that, Hannibal proved the hatred and hostility that he swore before his father when he was a nine-year-old boy, that he would never become a friend of the Romans.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġecȳþan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġecȳþan | ġecȳþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġecȳþe | ġecȳþde |
| second person singular | ġecȳþest, ġecȳst | ġecȳþdest |
| third person singular | ġecȳþeþ, ġecȳþþ, ġecȳþ | ġecȳþde |
| plural | ġecȳþaþ | ġecȳþdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġecȳþe | ġecȳþde |
| plural | ġecȳþen | ġecȳþden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġecȳþ | |
| plural | ġecȳþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġecȳþende | ġecȳþed | |