Old English · verb
geþeon
Normalised ġeþēon
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /jeˈθe͜oːn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈθe͜oːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- flourishsuccessfulprosper
Meaning
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to flourish, prosper, be successful
Conjugation
All forms (21)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaþinhaną, equivalent to ġe- + þēon. Cognate with Old Saxon githīhan, Old High German gidīhan (German gedeihen), Gothic (gaþeihan).
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