eldertongue

Old English · verb

metsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈmet.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈmet · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
messprovidefurnishfeedsupplyprovisions

Meaning

  1. to feed, provide with food

  2. to furnish or supply with provisions

Conjugation

Conjugation of metsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular metsiġemetsode
2nd singular metsastmetsodest
3rd singular metsaþmetsode
Plural metsiaþmetsodon
Subjunctive
Singular metsiġemetsode
Plural metsiġenmetsoden
Non-finite forms of metsian
Form
Infinitive metsian
Inflected infinitive metsienne
Imperative singular metsa
Imperative plural metsiaþ
Present participle metsiende
Past participle metsodġemetsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *matisōn, equivalent to mete + -sian.

Descendants

mess

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