Old English · verb
geglengan
Normalised ġeglenġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈɡlen.jɑn/[jeˈɡlen.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈɡlen · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- embellishadorn
Meaning
-
to adorn, embellish
Hwīlon cōm sē dēofol, on ānre dīgelnysse, mid purpuran ġescrȳd, and mid helme ġeglenġd, tō ðām hālgan were, þǣr hē hine ġebǣd, and cwæð, þæt hē wǣre witodlīċe sē Hǣlend.
Once the Devil came, shrouded in a purple garment and adorned with a crown, to the holy man in a recess where he was praying, and said that he was truly the Savior.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to set in order, compose
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeglenġe | ġeglengde |
| 2nd singular | ġeglenġestġeglengst | ġeglengdest |
| 3rd singular | ġeglenġeþġeglengþ | ġeglengde |
| Plural | ġeglenġaþ | ġeglengdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeglenġe | ġeglengde |
| Plural | ġeglenġen | ġeglengden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeglenġan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeglenġenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeglenġ |
| Imperative plural | ġeglenġaþ |
| Present participle | ġeglenġende |
| Past participle | ġeglenġedġeglenġd |
All forms (17)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + glenġan
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