Old English · verb
gedon
Normalised ġedōn
- Part of speech
- verb
- IPA
- /jeˈdoːn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈdoːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- begetreachcause
Meaning
-
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" -
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
All forms (11)
Etymology
From ġe- + dōn. Cognate with Old Saxon gidōn.
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