Old English · verb
geondsendan
Normalised ġeondsendan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /je͜ondˈsen.dɑn/
- Syllables
- je͜ond · ˈsen · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- overspread
Meaning
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to overspread
Wæs gūþhergum wera ēðelland wīde geondsended.
The people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeondsende | ġeondsende |
| 2nd singular | ġeondsendestġeondsenstġeondsentst | ġeondsendest |
| 3rd singular | ġeondsendeþġeondsent | ġeondsende |
| Plural | ġeondsendaþ | ġeondsendon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeondsende | ġeondsende |
| Plural | ġeondsenden | ġeondsenden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeondsendan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeondsendenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeondsend |
| Imperative plural | ġeondsendaþ |
| Present participle | ġeondsendende |
| Past participle | ġeondsended |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġeond- + sendan
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