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Old English · verb

mesan

Normalised mēsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmeː.sɑn/
[ˈmeː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈmeː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
feedeat

Meaning

  1. to eat, feed

    Iċ mēsan mæġ meahtelīcor

    I can feed more mightily and eat as much as an old giant

    Exeter Book, riddle 40

Conjugation

Conjugation of mesan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mēsemēsde
2nd singular mēsestmēstmēsdest
3rd singular mēseþmēstmēsde
Plural mēsaþmēsdon
Subjunctive
Singular mēsemēsde
Plural mēsenmēsden
Non-finite forms of mesan
Form
Infinitive mēsan
Inflected infinitive mēsenne
Imperative singular mēs
Imperative plural mēsaþ
Present participle mēsende
Past participle mēsedġemēsed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōsijan.

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