genihtsumian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Equivalent to ġenihtsum + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈnixt.su.mi.ɑn/, [jeˈniçt.su.mi.ɑn]
Verb
ġenihtsumian
- to overflow in or with, to have abundance
- to be abundant
- to be enough, to suffice
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Đā ġelǣredan ne beðurfon þyssera bōca, forðan ðe him mæġ heora āgen lār genihtsumian. Iċ cweðe nū þæt iċ næfre heonon forð ne āwende godspel oððe godspeltrahtas of Lēdene on Englisċ.
- The learned have no need of these books, for their own learning will suffice. I say now that henceforth, I will never translate a gospel or a gospel-commentary from Latin into English.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- to have enough, to be satisfied with
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġenihtsumian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | ġenihtsumian | ġenihtsumienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġenihtsumiġe | ġenihtsumode |
| second person singular | ġenihtsumast | ġenihtsumodest |
| third person singular | ġenihtsumaþ | ġenihtsumode |
| plural | ġenihtsumiaþ | ġenihtsumodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġenihtsumiġe | ġenihtsumode |
| plural | ġenihtsumiġen | ġenihtsumoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġenihtsuma | |
| plural | ġenihtsumiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġenihtsumiende | ġenihtsumod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENIHTSUMIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENYHTSUMIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENYHTSUMIAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.