gemæstan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + mæstan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈmæs.tɑn/
Verb
ġemæstan
- (transitive) to fatten
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Him becōmon ēac swā miċele welan tō handa, þæt his bīġleofa wæs ælċe dæġ mid his hīrede þrittiġ mittan clǣnes melowes, and sixtiġ mittan ōðres melowes, twelf fætte oxan, and twēntiġ feldoxan, hundtēontiġ weðera, buton huntoðe and fugoloðe and ġemæstra fugela.
- And so much wealth came into his hands that every day he and his household consumed thirty mittas of clean meal, sixty mittas of other meal, twelve fat oxen, twenty field-oxen, and one hundred wethers, not counting the sustenance from hunting, fowling, or fattened birds.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġemæstan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġemæstan | ġemæstenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġemæste | ġemæste |
| second person singular | ġemæstest, ġemæst | ġemæstest |
| third person singular | ġemæsteþ, ġemæst | ġemæste |
| plural | ġemæstaþ | ġemæston |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġemæste | ġemæste |
| plural | ġemæsten | ġemæsten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġemæst | |
| plural | ġemæstaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġemæstende | ġemæsted, ġemæst | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-mæstan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.