Old English · verb
gereordian
Normalised ġereordian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈre͜or.di.ɑn/[jeˈre͜orˠ.di.ɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈre͜or · di · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- dine
Meaning
-
to give food to, to feed
Ond on þone ylcan dæġ Crīst ġerēorde fīf þūsenda wera of fīf hlāfum ond of twām fisċum, ēac wīfum ond ċildum, þāra wæs unġerīm, ond þāra hlāfġebroca wæs tō lāfe twelf binna fulle.
And on the same day, Christ fed five thousand men and numerous women and children with five loaves of bread and two fishes, and the remaining fragments of bread filled twelve baskets.
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology -
to feast, dine, to take food (often with an accusative reflexive pronoun)
Þā sunderhālgan and ðā bōceras, þe beciddon þæt Crīst mid þām synfullum mannum hine ġerēordode, wǣron mid twyfealdum ġedwylde befangene...
The Pharisees and the scribes who complained that Christ took meals with sinful men were possessed with a twofold error...
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġereordiġe | ġereordode |
| 2nd singular | ġereordast | ġereordodest |
| 3rd singular | ġereordaþ | ġereordode |
| Plural | ġereordiaþ | ġereordodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġereordiġe | ġereordode |
| Plural | ġereordiġen | ġereordoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġereordian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġereordienne |
| Imperative singular | ġereorda |
| Imperative plural | ġereordiaþ |
| Present participle | ġereordiende |
| Past participle | ġereordod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ġereord + -ian.
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