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Old English · verb

geagan

Normalised ġeāgan

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/ˈjɑː.ɡɑn/
[ˈjɑː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈjɑː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
possess

Meaning

  1. to own, possess

  2. to come into the possession

Conjugation

Conjugation of geagan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeāhġeāhte
2nd singular ġeāhstġeāhtest
3rd singular ġeāhġeāhte
Plural ġeāgonġeāhton
Subjunctive
Singular ġeāgeġeāhte
Plural ġeāgenġeāhten
Non-finite forms of geagan
Form
Infinitive ġeāgan
Inflected infinitive ġeāgenne
Imperative singular ġeāge
Imperative plural ġeāgaþ
Present participle ġeāgende
Past participle ġeāgen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ġe- + āgan (“to own”).

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