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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

  1. to flourish, prosper, be successful

Conjugation

Non-finite forms of geþeon
Form
Infinitive ġeþēon
Inflected infinitive ġeþēonne
Imperative singular ġeþēoh
Imperative plural ġeþēoþ
Present participle ġeþēonde
Past participle ġeþiġenġeþungenġeþogen

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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