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Old English · verb

genesan

Normalised ġenesan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/jeˈne.sɑn/
[jeˈne.zɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈne · sɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to preserve, save, escape from; flee

Conjugation

Conjugation of genesan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeneseġenæs
2nd singular ġenistġenǣse
3rd singular ġenistġenæs
Plural ġenesaþġenǣson
Subjunctive
Singular ġeneseġenǣse
Plural ġenesenġenǣsen
Non-finite forms of genesan
Form
Infinitive ġenesan
Inflected infinitive ġenesenne
Imperative singular ġenes
Imperative plural ġenesaþ
Present participle ġenesende
Past participle ġenesen

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganesaną, equivalent to ġe- + nesan. Cognate with Old Saxon ginesan, Old High German ginesan (German genesen), Gothic (ganisan).

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