geseþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġesēðan — edh spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈseː.θɑn/, [jeˈseː.ðɑn]
Verb
ġesēþan
- to declare true; to state as fact; to assert, affirm
- to prove; to show the truth of something by evidence
- to bear witness; to attest
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesēþan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġesēþan | ġesēþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġesēþe | ġesēþde |
| second person singular | ġesēþest, ġesēst | ġesēþdest |
| third person singular | ġesēþeþ, ġesēþþ, ġesēþ | ġesēþde |
| plural | ġesēþaþ | ġesēþdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġesēþe | ġesēþde |
| plural | ġesēþen | ġesēþden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesēþ | |
| plural | ġesēþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesēþende | ġesēþed | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESĒÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESĒÐAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.