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Old English · verb

gerinnan

Normalised ġerinnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/jeˈrin.nɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈrin · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
yerncoagulateyearnblend

Meaning

  1. to blend, run together, coagulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of gerinnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġerinneġerann
2nd singular ġerinstġerunne
3rd singular ġerinþġerann
Plural ġerinnaþġerunnon
Subjunctive
Singular ġerinneġerunne
Plural ġerinnenġerunnen
Non-finite forms of gerinnan
Form
Infinitive ġerinnan
Inflected infinitive ġerinnenne
Imperative singular ġerinn
Imperative plural ġerinnaþ
Present participle ġerinnende
Past participle ġerunnen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garinnan, equivalent to ġe- + rinnan. Literally, "to flow or run together." Cognate with Old High German girinnan, Gothic (garinnan). Compare German gerinnen.

Descendants

yearn, yern

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