Old English · verb
geceosan
Normalised ġeċēosan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /jeˈt͡ʃe͜oː.sɑn/[jeˈt͡ʃe͜oː.zɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈt͡ʃe͜oː · sɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- approveelectdecidewaleacceptchoose
Meaning
-
to choose, select; wale, elect, decide, approve, accept
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeċēose | ġeċēas |
| 2nd singular | ġeċīest | ġecure |
| 3rd singular | ġeċīest | ġeċēas |
| Plural | ġeċēosaþ | ġecuron |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeċēose | ġecure |
| Plural | ġeċēosen | ġecuren |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeċēosan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeċēosenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeċēos |
| Imperative plural | ġeċēosaþ |
| Present participle | ġeċēosende |
| Past participle | ġecoren |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gakeusan, from Proto-Germanic *gakeusaną. Equivalent to ġe- + ċēosan. Cognate with Old High German gikiosan, Gothic (gakiusan).
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