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Old English · verb

gestigan

Normalised ġestīgan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class I
IPA: /jeˈstiː.ɡɑn/
[jeˈstiː.ɣɑn]
Syllables: je · ˈstiː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: ascend set out climb

Meaning

to climb, ascend
to set out
to attain a place spiritually

Conjugation

Conjugation of gestigan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ġestīge	ġestāg ġestāh
2nd singular	ġestīġst	ġestige
3rd singular	ġestīġþ	ġestāg ġestāh
Plural	ġestīgaþ	ġestigon
Subjunctive
Singular	ġestīge	ġestige
Plural	ġestīgen	ġestigen

Non-finite forms of gestigan
	Form
Infinitive	ġestīgan
Inflected infinitive	ġestīgenne
Imperative singular	ġestīġ
Imperative plural	ġestīgaþ
Present participle	ġestīgende
Past participle	ġestiġen

All forms (15)

ġestīge
ġestāg
ġestāh
ġestīġst
ġestige
ġestīġþ
ġestīgaþ
ġestigon
ġestīgen
ġestigen
ġestīgan
ġestīgenne
ġestīġ
ġestīgende
ġestiġen

Etymology

From ġe- + stīgan. Cognate with Old Saxon gistīgan, Gothic (gasteigan).

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