Old English · verb
gegearcian
Normalised ġeġearcian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈjæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/[jeˈjæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈjæ͜ɑr · ki · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- yarkequip
Meaning
-
to prepare; to make ready
God ða ġegearcode ænne hwǽl, and hé forswealh þone wítegan, and abǽr hine to ðam lande þe he tó sceolde, and hine ðær út-aspáw.
God then prepared a whale, and it forswallowed the prophet, and bare him to the land whither he should go, and outspewed him there.
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany" -
to equip
-
to furnish, provide, supply
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeġearciġe | ġeġearcode |
| 2nd singular | ġeġearcast | ġeġearcodest |
| 3rd singular | ġeġearcaþ | ġeġearcode |
| Plural | ġeġearciaþ | ġeġearcodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeġearciġe | ġeġearcode |
| Plural | ġeġearciġen | ġeġearcoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeġearcian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeġearcienne |
| Imperative singular | ġeġearca |
| Imperative plural | ġeġearciaþ |
| Present participle | ġeġearciende |
| Past participle | ġeġearcod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gagarwakōn, equivalent to ġe- + ġearcian.
Descendants
yark
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