Old English · verb
gemæstan
Normalised ġemæstan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈmæs.tɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈmæs · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- fatten
Meaning
-
to fatten
Him becōmon ēac swā miċele welan tō handa, þæt his bīġleofa wæs ælċe dæġ mid his hīrede þrittiġ mittan clǣnes melowes, and sixtiġ mittan ōðres melowes, twelf fætte oxan, and twēntiġ feldoxan, hundtēontiġ weðera, buton huntoðe and fugoloðe and ġemæstra fugela.
And so much wealth came into his hands that every day he and his household consumed thirty mittas of clean meal, sixty mittas of other meal, twelve fat oxen, twenty field-oxen, and one hundred wethers, not counting the sustenance from hunting, fowling, or fattened birds.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġemæste | ġemæste |
| 2nd singular | ġemæstestġemæst | ġemæstest |
| 3rd singular | ġemæsteþġemæst | ġemæste |
| Plural | ġemæstaþ | ġemæston |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġemæste | ġemæste |
| Plural | ġemæsten | ġemæsten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġemæstan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġemæstenne |
| Imperative singular | ġemæst |
| Imperative plural | ġemæstaþ |
| Present participle | ġemæstende |
| Past participle | ġemæstedġemæst |
All forms (11)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + mæstan.
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