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Old English · verb

geanian

Normalised ġeānian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /jeˈɑː.ni.ɑn/
Syllables: je · ˈɑː · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English: unite

Meaning

to unite

Conjugation

Conjugation of geanian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ġeāniġe	ġeānode
2nd singular	ġeānast	ġeānodest
3rd singular	ġeānaþ	ġeānode
Plural	ġeāniaþ	ġeānodon
Subjunctive
Singular	ġeāniġe	ġeānode
Plural	ġeāniġen	ġeānoden

Non-finite forms of geanian
	Form
Infinitive	ġeānian
Inflected infinitive	ġeānienne
Imperative singular	ġeāna
Imperative plural	ġeāniaþ
Present participle	ġeāniende
Past participle	ġeānod

All forms (14)

ġeāniġe
ġeānode
ġeānast
ġeānodest
ġeānaþ
ġeāniaþ
ġeānodon
ġeāniġen
ġeānoden
ġeānian
ġeānienne
ġeāna
ġeāniende
ġeānod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaainōn, from Proto-Germanic *gaainōną (“to unite, make as one”), equivalent to ġe- + ān + -ian. Cognate with Old Saxon giēnōn.

Descendants

one

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