Old English · verb
genihtsumian
Normalised ġenihtsumian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈnixt.su.mi.ɑn/[jeˈniçt.su.mi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈnixt · su · mi · ɑn (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- satisfiedsufficeabundant
Meaning
-
to overflow in or with, to have abundance
-
to be abundant
-
to be enough, to suffice
Đā ġelǣredan ne beðurfon þyssera bōca, forðan ðe him mæġ heora āgen lār genihtsumian. Iċ cweðe nū þæt iċ næfre heonon forð ne āwende godspel oððe godspeltrahtas of Lēdene on Englisċ.
The learned have no need of these books, for their own learning will suffice. I say now that henceforth, I will never translate a gospel or a gospel-commentary from Latin into English.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to have enough, to be satisfied with
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġenihtsumiġe | ġenihtsumode |
| 2nd singular | ġenihtsumast | ġenihtsumodest |
| 3rd singular | ġenihtsumaþ | ġenihtsumode |
| Plural | ġenihtsumiaþ | ġenihtsumodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġenihtsumiġe | ġenihtsumode |
| Plural | ġenihtsumiġen | ġenihtsumoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġenihtsumian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġenihtsumienne |
| Imperative singular | ġenihtsuma |
| Imperative plural | ġenihtsumiaþ |
| Present participle | ġenihtsumiende |
| Past participle | ġenihtsumod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġenihtsum + -ian.
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