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Old English · verb

geneþan

Normalised ġenēþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈneː.θɑn/
[jeˈneː.ðɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈneː · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
ventureattempt

Meaning

  1. to venture, attempt, strive

Conjugation

Conjugation of geneþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġenēþeġenēþde
2nd singular ġenēþestġenēstġenēþdest
3rd singular ġenēþeþġenēþþġenēþġenēþde
Plural ġenēþaþġenēþdon
Subjunctive
Singular ġenēþeġenēþde
Plural ġenēþenġenēþden
Non-finite forms of geneþan
Form
Infinitive ġenēþan
Inflected infinitive ġenēþenne
Imperative singular ġenēþ
Imperative plural ġenēþaþ
Present participle ġenēþende
Past participle ġenēþed

All forms (16)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- + nēþan

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