Old English · verb
gesecan
Normalised ġesēċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈseː.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈseː · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- seek
Meaning
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to seek (after)
Æfter þǣm Centenus Penula sē consul bæd þætte senatus him fultum sealdon, þæt hē mehte Hanibal mid ġefohte ġesēċan.
After that, the consul Centenius Penula asked that the Senate give him aid, so that he could seek to meet Hannibal in battle.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans -
to visit, go to, come to, approach
Þæt wǣron þā ǣrestan sċipu Denisċra manna þe Angelcynnes land ġesōhte.
Those were the first Danish ships that came to the land of the Angles.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gasōkijaną, equivalent to ġe- + sēċan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisōkian, Old High German gisuohhen, gisuochen, Gothic (gasōkjan).
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