Old English · verb
getacnian
Normalised ġetācnian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈtɑːk.ni.ɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈtɑːk · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- signifyprefiguredenoterepresentsymbolsymbolically
Meaning
-
to signify, denote, mean
Nū synd sume men þe nyton hwæt sē nama [Cathedra Sancti Petri] ġetacnaþ.
Now there are some men who don't know what the name Cathedra Sancti Petri means.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
to sign, mark
-
to mark as a witness; to set one's seal
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to represent symbolically, be the symbol of
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to prefigure
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
| 2nd singular | ġetācnast | ġetācnodest |
| 3rd singular | ġetācnaþ | ġetācnode |
| Plural | ġetācniaþ | ġetācnodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
| Plural | ġetācniġen | ġetācnoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġetācnian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġetācnienne |
| Imperative singular | ġetācna |
| Imperative plural | ġetācniaþ |
| Present participle | ġetācniende |
| Past participle | ġetācnod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + tācnian.
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