Old English · verb
geondsceawian
Normalised ġeondsċēawian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈjond.ʃæ͜ɑː.wi.ɑn//je͜ondˈʃæ͜ɑː.wi.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈjond · ʃæ͜ɑː · wi · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- surveyat
Meaning
-
to look through, at, or about; to survey
grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.
when mind goes through memory of kinsmen, greets with mirths, eagerly looks through comrades of men. They often swim away.
þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeondsċēawiġe | ġeondsċēawode |
| 2nd singular | ġeondsċēawast | ġeondsċēawodest |
| 3rd singular | ġeondsċēawaþ | ġeondsċēawode |
| Plural | ġeondsċēawiaþ | ġeondsċēawodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeondsċēawiġe | ġeondsċēawode |
| Plural | ġeondsċēawiġen | ġeondsċēawoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeondsċēawian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeondsċēawienne |
| Imperative singular | ġeondsċēawa |
| Imperative plural | ġeondsċēawiaþ |
| Present participle | ġeondsċēawiende |
| Past participle | ġeondsċēawod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġeond- + sċēawian.
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