Old English · verb
gebeodan
Normalised ġebēodan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /jeˈbe͜oː.dɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈbe͜oː · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- summonpropose
Meaning
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to command, order, summon
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to proclaim, announce
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to propose, grant, give, offer
Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...
Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġebēode | ġebēad |
| 2nd singular | ġebīetst | ġebude |
| 3rd singular | ġebīettġebīet | ġebēad |
| Plural | ġebēodaþ | ġebudon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġebēode | ġebude |
| Plural | ġebēoden | ġebuden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġebēodan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġebēodenne |
| Imperative singular | ġebēod |
| Imperative plural | ġebēodaþ |
| Present participle | ġebēodende |
| Past participle | ġeboden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From ġe- + bēodan. Cognate with Old Saxon gibiodan, Old High German gibiotan (German gebieten).
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