Old English · verb
ymbsniþan
Normalised ymbsnīþan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /ymbˈsniː.θɑn/[ymbˈsniː.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- ymb · ˈsniː · θɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- circumcise
Meaning
-
to circumcise; cut around
On þǣm dæġe Crīst onfeng þā ealdan ymbsnidenysse ond þā ealdan clǣsnunge Iūdea folces, þæt þonne wæs þæt hīe æġhwelċum cnihtċilde ymbsnidon þæt werlīċe līm on þǣm eahteðan dæġe æfter his acennisse, ond sēo clǣsnung him wæs swā hȧliġ swā ūs is fullwiht...
On that day Christ underwent the traditional circumcision and purification of the Judean folk, which was that manly limb of each of their male children was circumcised on the eighth day after his birth, and the purification was as holy as baptism is for us...
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ymbsnīþe | ymbsnāþ |
| 2nd singular | ymbsnīst | ymbsnide |
| 3rd singular | ymbsnīþþymbsnīþ | ymbsnāþ |
| Plural | ymbsnīþaþ | ymbsnidon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ymbsnīþe | ymbsnide |
| Plural | ymbsnīþen | ymbsniden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ymbsnīþan |
| Inflected infinitive | ymbsnīþenne |
| Imperative singular | ymbsnīþ |
| Imperative plural | ymbsnīþaþ |
| Present participle | ymbsnīþende |
| Past participle | ymbsniden |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From ymb- + snīþan. See um-.
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