Old English · verb
gestrynan
Normalised ġestrȳnan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈstryː.nɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈstryː · nɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- procreate
Meaning
-
to get, gain, acquire
...Gyf ðū ēnigne gōdne heorde hæbbe þe wel cunne healdan þæt þæt þū gestrēone and him befæste, scēawa hyne me;
If thou have any good steward that can well hold that which thou gettest and committest unto him, show him to me;...
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies -
to beget, procreate
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 1:2
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġestrȳne | ġestrȳnde |
| 2nd singular | ġestrȳnestġestrȳnst | ġestrȳndest |
| 3rd singular | ġestrȳneþġestrȳnþ | ġestrȳnde |
| Plural | ġestrȳnaþ | ġestrȳndon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġestrȳne | ġestrȳnde |
| Plural | ġestrȳnen | ġestrȳnden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġestrȳnan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġestrȳnenne |
| Imperative singular | ġestrȳn |
| Imperative plural | ġestrȳnaþ |
| Present participle | ġestrȳnende |
| Past participle | ġestrȳned |
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + strȳnan
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