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Old English · verb

gesmacian

Normalised ġesmācian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/jeˈsmɑː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈsmɑː · ki · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
caresspat

Meaning

  1. to pat; caress, soothe

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesmacian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġesmāciġeġesmācode
2nd singular ġesmācastġesmācodest
3rd singular ġesmācaþġesmācode
Plural ġesmāciaþġesmācodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġesmāciġeġesmācode
Plural ġesmāciġenġesmācoden
Non-finite forms of gesmacian
Form
Infinitive ġesmācian
Inflected infinitive ġesmācienne
Imperative singular ġesmāca
Imperative plural ġesmāciaþ
Present participle ġesmāciende
Past participle ġesmācod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ġe- + smācian

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