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Old English · verb

giscian

Normalised ġiscian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈjis.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈjis · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
sobyexsigh

Meaning

  1. to sigh, sob

Conjugation

Conjugation of giscian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġisciġeġiscode
2nd singular ġiscastġiscodest
3rd singular ġiscaþġiscode
Plural ġisciaþġiscodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġisciġeġiscode
Plural ġisciġenġiscoden
Non-finite forms of giscian
Form
Infinitive ġiscian
Inflected infinitive ġiscienne
Imperative singular ġisca
Imperative plural ġisciaþ
Present participle ġisciende
Past participle ġiscodġeġiscod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”) + -cian. Cognate with Old High German geskōn (“to yawn”).

Descendants

yex

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