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Old English · verb

geseþan

Normalised ġesēþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈseː.θɑn/
[jeˈseː.ðɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈseː · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
factassertattestaffirmevidence

Meaning

  1. to declare true; to state as fact; to assert, affirm

  2. to prove; to show the truth of something by evidence

  3. to bear witness; to attest

Conjugation

Conjugation of geseþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġesēþeġesēþde
2nd singular ġesēþestġesēstġesēþdest
3rd singular ġesēþeþġesēþþġesēþġesēþde
Plural ġesēþaþġesēþdon
Subjunctive
Singular ġesēþeġesēþde
Plural ġesēþenġesēþden
Non-finite forms of geseþan
Form
Infinitive ġesēþan
Inflected infinitive ġesēþenne
Imperative singular ġesēþ
Imperative plural ġesēþaþ
Present participle ġesēþende
Past participle ġesēþed

All forms (16)

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- + sēþan.

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