Old English · verb
geciegan
Normalised ġeċīeġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈt͡ʃi͜yː.jɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈt͡ʃi͜yː · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- convenecall uponinvoke
Meaning
-
to call upon
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to call, to name
Crist on sumere tīde ferde wið þǣre Galileiscan sǣ, and ġeseah twēġen ġebroðra, Simonem, se wæs ġecīġed Petrus, and his broðor Andream: et reliqua.
Christ on a time went along the Galilean sea, and saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, etc.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle" -
to name
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to invoke
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to summon
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to convene
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeċīeġe | ġeċīeġde |
| 2nd singular | ġeċīeġestġeċīeġst | ġeċīeġdest |
| 3rd singular | ġeċīeġeþġeċīeġþ | ġeċīeġde |
| Plural | ġeċīeġaþ | ġeċīeġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeċīeġe | ġeċīeġde |
| Plural | ġeċīeġen | ġeċīeġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeċīeġan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeċīeġenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeċīeġ |
| Imperative plural | ġeċīeġaþ |
| Present participle | ġeċīeġende |
| Past participle | ġeċīeġed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gakauwjan, equivalent to ġe- + ċīeġan. Cognate with Old High German gikewen (“to call, name”).
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