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Old English · verb

gedon

Normalised ġedōn

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/jeˈdoːn/
Syllables
je · ˈdoːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
begetreachcause

Meaning

  1. to do, make, reach a place, effect, cause; beget

    Hit wearð swa gedon þæt heo ða dohtra underfeng and se heretoga ferde mid þære fyrdincge.

    It was so done, that she took the daughters, and the general departed with the expedition.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
  2. to bring or beget a condition, state

    Wulf, mīn Wulf, wēna mē þīne sēoce ġedydon, þīne seldcymas, murnende mōd, nales metelīste.

    Wulf, my Wulf, hopes for thee made me sick, thy rare-comings, mourning mind, not at all from foodlessness.

    10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:

Conjugation

Conjugation of gedon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġedōġedyde
2nd singular ġedēstġedydest
3rd singular ġedēþġedyde
Plural ġedōþġedydon
Subjunctive
Singular ġedōġedyde
Plural ġedōnġedyden
Non-finite forms of gedon
Form
Infinitive ġedōn
Inflected infinitive ġedōnne
Imperative singular ġedō
Imperative plural ġedōþ
Present participle ġedōnde
Past participle ġedōn

All forms (11)

Etymology

From ġe- + dōn. Cognate with Old Saxon gidōn.

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