Old English · verb
geondspætan
Normalised ġeondspǣtan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /je͜ondˈspæː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- je͜ond · ˈspæː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- squirtsyringe
Meaning
-
(accusative)to spit, squirt, or syringe through
Ðū hie ǣlce dæge mid pīpan geondspǣt.
Do thou syringe through it every day with a tube.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeondspǣte | ġeondspǣtte |
| 2nd singular | ġeondspǣtestġeondspǣtst | ġeondspǣttest |
| 3rd singular | ġeondspǣteþġeondspǣttġeondspǣt | ġeondspǣtte |
| Plural | ġeondspǣtaþ | ġeondspǣtton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeondspǣte | ġeondspǣtte |
| Plural | ġeondspǣten | ġeondspǣtten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeondspǣtan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeondspǣtenne |
| Imperative singular | ġeondspǣt |
| Imperative plural | ġeondspǣtaþ |
| Present participle | ġeondspǣtende |
| Past participle | ġeondspǣted |
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġeond- + spǣtan.
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