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Old English · verb

gewican

Normalised ġewīcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈjeˌwiː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈje · ˌwiː · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
failretire

Meaning

  1. to give way, fail

  2. to depart, retire

Conjugation

Conjugation of gewican
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġewīceġewāc
2nd singular ġewīcstġewice
3rd singular ġewīcþġewāc
Plural ġewīcaþġewicon
Subjunctive
Singular ġewīceġewice
Plural ġewīcenġewicen
Non-finite forms of gewican
Form
Infinitive ġewīcan
Inflected infinitive ġewīcenne
Imperative singular ġewīc
Imperative plural ġewīcaþ
Present participle ġewīcende
Past participle ġewicen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ġe- + wīcan.

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