Old English · adjective
gæsne
Normalised gǣsne
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɡæːs.ne/[ˈɡæːz.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈɡæːs · ne (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- gaisongeasongeazongessendeprivedvoidlifelessbarren
Meaning
-
deprived of, void of; barren, lifeless
Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen
that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty (Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 13; Cri. 850.)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | gǣsne | gǣsnugǣsno | gǣsne |
| Accusative | gǣsne | gǣsne | gǣsne |
| Genitive | gǣsnes | gǣsenre | gǣsnes |
| Dative | gǣsnum | gǣsenre | gǣsnum |
| Instrumental | gǣsne | gǣsenre | gǣsne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | gǣsne | gǣsnagǣsne | gǣsnugǣsno |
| Accusative | gǣsne | gǣsnagǣsne | gǣsnugǣsno |
| Genitive | gǣsenra | gǣsenra | gǣsenra |
| Dative | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
| Instrumental | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | gǣsna | gǣsne | gǣsne |
| Accusative | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsne |
| Genitive | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsnan |
| Dative | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsnan |
| Instrumental | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsnan |
| Accusative | gǣsnan | gǣsnan | gǣsnan |
| Genitive | gǣsenragǣsnena | gǣsenragǣsnena | gǣsenragǣsnena |
| Dative | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
| Instrumental | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.
Descendants
gaison, geason, geazon, gessen
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