gediegan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ dēah +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈdi͜yː.jɑn/

Verb

ġedīeġan

  1. to survive, endure
    • Godfremmendra swylcum / gifeþe bið / þæt þone hilderæs / hal gedigeþ. ― It is always granted to those who do good that they survive the battle-charge unhurt. (Beowulf ll. 299-300)
    • Hwæþere ic fara feng / feore gedigde / siþes werig / […] ― Yet I survived with my life from my foes' grasp, weary from the journey. (Beowulf, ll. 578-9)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġedīeġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġedīeġan ġedīeġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġedīeġe ġedīeġde
second person singular ġedīeġest, ġedīeġst ġedīeġdest
third person singular ġedīeġeþ, ġedīeġþ ġedīeġde
plural ġedīeġaþ ġedīeġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġedīeġe ġedīeġde
plural ġedīeġen ġedīeġden
imperative
singular ġedīeġ
plural ġedīeġaþ
participle present past
ġedīeġende ġedīeġed
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