Old English · verb
gesmeagan
Normalised ġesmēaġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈsmæ͜ɑː.jɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈsmæ͜ɑː · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- search
Meaning
-
to search
-
to examine
-
to consider
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġesmēaġe | ġesmēade |
| 2nd singular | ġesmēast | ġesmēadest |
| 3rd singular | ġesmēaþ | ġesmēade |
| Plural | ġesmēaġaþ | ġesmēadon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġesmēaġe | ġesmēade |
| Plural | ġesmēaġen | ġesmēaden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġesmēaġan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġesmēaġenne |
| Imperative singular | ġesmēa |
| Imperative plural | ġesmēaġaþ |
| Present participle | ġesmēaġende |
| Past participle | ġesmēad |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + smēaġan.
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