gelician

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈliː.ki.ɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *galīkāną. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ līcian.

Verb

ġelīcian

  1. to delight, please; gladden; blissen
  2. to seem good
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġelīcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġelīcian ġelīcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġelīciġe ġelīcode
second person singular ġelīcast ġelīcodest
third person singular ġelīcaþ ġelīcode
plural ġelīciaþ ġelīcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġelīciġe ġelīcode
plural ġelīciġen ġelīcoden
imperative
singular ġelīca
plural ġelīciaþ
participle present past
ġelīciende ġelīcod

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *galīkōną; equivalent to ġelīċ +‎ -ian.

Verb

ġelīcian

  1. to make alike, be like, imitate; ape
  2. to seem likely
  3. to liken, compare
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġelīcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġelīcian ġelīcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġelīciġe ġelīcode
second person singular ġelīcast ġelīcodest
third person singular ġelīcaþ ġelīcode
plural ġelīciaþ ġelīcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġelīciġe ġelīcode
plural ġelīciġen ġelīcoden
imperative
singular ġelīca
plural ġelīciaþ
participle present past
ġelīciende ġelīcod
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