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Old English · verb

gecepan

Normalised ġecēpan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈkeː.pɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈkeː · pɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lookoutbuy

gecepan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to be on the lookout for (someone)

    Hīe nān ōþer ðing nyston, būton ꝥ sē cāsere hēte heora ġecēpan, […]

    They knew nothing else, except that the emperor would give the order to be on the lookout for them, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of gecepan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġecēpeġecēpte
2nd singular ġecēpestġecēpstġecēptest
3rd singular ġecēpeþġecēpþġecēpte
Plural ġecēpaþġecēpton
Subjunctive
Singular ġecēpeġecēpte
Plural ġecēpenġecēpten
Non-finite forms of gecepan
Form
Infinitive ġecēpan
Inflected infinitive ġecēpenne
Imperative singular ġecēp
Imperative plural ġecēpaþ
Present participle ġecēpende
Past participle ġecēped

gecepan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of gecepan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeċēpeġeċēpte
2nd singular ġeċēpestġeċēpstġeċēptest
3rd singular ġeċēpeþġeċēpþġeċēpte
Plural ġeċēpaþġeċēpton
Subjunctive
Singular ġeċēpeġeċēpte
Plural ġeċēpenġeċēpten
Non-finite forms of gecepan
Form
Infinitive ġeċēpan
Inflected infinitive ġeċēpenne
Imperative singular ġeċēp
Imperative plural ġeċēpaþ
Present participle ġeċēpende
Past participle ġeċēped

All forms (32)

Etymology

From ġe- + cēpan (“to keep, observe”).

From ġe- + ċēpan (“to buy”).

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