eldertongue

Old English · verb

genipan

Normalised ġenīpan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/jeˈniː.pɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈniː · pɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
darken

Meaning

  1. to darken, become dark

    Hwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas? Ēalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga! Ēalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt, ġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wǣre.

    Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come? Whither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys? Alack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior! Alack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass, grow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.

    Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?

Conjugation

Conjugation of genipan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġenīpeġenāp
2nd singular ġenīpstġenipe
3rd singular ġenīpþġenāp
Plural ġenīpaþġenipon
Subjunctive
Singular ġenīpeġenipe
Plural ġenīpenġenipen
Non-finite forms of genipan
Form
Infinitive ġenīpan
Inflected infinitive ġenīpenne
Imperative singular ġenīp
Imperative plural ġenīpaþ
Present participle ġenīpende
Past participle ġenipen

All forms (13)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- + nīpan.

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