Old English · verb
gegaderian
Normalised ġegaderian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈɡɑ.de.ri.ɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈɡɑ · de · ri · ɑn (5 syllables)
Meaning
-
to gather, set, or bring together, unite into a whole
On ðām ðriddan dæġe ūre drihten ġegaderode ðā sǣlīċan ȳða fram ðǣre eorðan brādnysse. Sēo eorðe wæs æt fruman eall unġesewenlīċ forðām ðe hēo eall wæs mid ȳðum oferðeht, ac God hī āsyndrode fram ðām sǣlīċum ȳðum on hyre āgenne stede.
On the third day, our Lord gathered the waves of the sea from the surface of the earth. At first the ground was invisible because it was all covered with waves, but God separated it from the waves of the sea into its own place.
c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil: -
to compose, join something which is broken
-
to collect or gather into a council, assembly, meeting
Đǣr wæs prēosta hēap, miċel muneca ðrēat, mīne ġefrēġe glēawra ġegaderod. There was a group of priests, a throng of many monks, of wise ones assembled,
so I've heard
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle -
to come together in agreement, unite, agree
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġegaderiġe | ġegaderode |
| 2nd singular | ġegaderast | ġegaderodest |
| 3rd singular | ġegaderaþ | ġegaderode |
| Plural | ġegaderiaþ | ġegaderodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġegaderiġe | ġegaderode |
| Plural | ġegaderiġen | ġegaderoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġegaderian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġegaderienne |
| Imperative singular | ġegadera |
| Imperative plural | ġegaderiaþ |
| Present participle | ġegaderiende |
| Past participle | ġegaderod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ġe- + gaderian.
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