Old English · verb
gehagian
Normalised ġehagian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈxɑ.ɡi.ɑn/[jeˈhɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈxɑ · ɡi · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- pleaseconvenient
Meaning
-
to please
-
to be convenient or suitable for a person to have to do something
Mid swelċan yrfe swelċan hīe þenne tō ġehagað, […]
With such inherited wealth as shall then be proper, […]
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to be within the means or power of a person
-
to be within the means or power of a person
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġehagiġe | ġehagode |
| 2nd singular | ġehagast | ġehagodest |
| 3rd singular | ġehagaþ | ġehagode |
| Plural | ġehagiaþ | ġehagodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġehagiġe | ġehagode |
| Plural | ġehagiġen | ġehagoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġehagian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġehagienne |
| Imperative singular | ġehaga |
| Imperative plural | ġehagiaþ |
| Present participle | ġehagiende |
| Past participle | ġehagod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gahagōn, equivalent to ġe- + *hagian.
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