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Old English · verb

gesacan

Normalised ġesacan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/jeˈsɑ.kɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈsɑ · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
opposeresistwithstand

Meaning

  1. to strive against, oppose; withstand, resist

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesacan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġesaceġesōc
2nd singular ġesæcstġesōce
3rd singular ġesæcþġesōc
Plural ġesacaþġesōcon
Subjunctive
Singular ġesaceġesōce
Plural ġesacenġesōcen
Non-finite forms of gesacan
Form
Infinitive ġesacan
Inflected infinitive ġesacenne
Imperative singular ġesac
Imperative plural ġesacaþ
Present participle ġesacende
Past participle ġesacen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gasakan, from Proto-Germanic *gasakaną, equivalent to ġe- + sacan. Cognate with Old High German gisachan, Gothic (gasakan).

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