gescildan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ġe- +‎ sċildan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈʃil.dɑn/, [jeˈʃiɫ.dɑn]

Verb

ġesċildan

  1. to protect
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.
      Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesċildan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġesċildan ġesċildenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġesċilde ġesċilde
second person singular ġesċildest, ġesċilst, ġesċiltst ġesċildest
third person singular ġesċildeþ, ġesċilt ġesċilde
plural ġesċildaþ ġesċildon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġesċilde ġesċilde
plural ġesċilden ġesċilden
imperative
singular ġesċild
plural ġesċildaþ
participle present past
ġesċildende ġesċilded
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