ceosan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“taste, choose”). Cognate with Old Frisian kiāsa, Old Saxon kiosan (Dutch kiezen), Old High German kiosan, Old Norse kjósa, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin gustus (“taste”), Albanian desha (“chosen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃeːosɑn/, [ˈtʃeːozɑn]

Verb

ċēosan (strong class II)

1. to choose

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceosan (strong class II)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	ċēose	ċēas
2nd-person singular	ċīest	cure
3rd-person singular	ċīest	ċēas
plural	ċēosaþ	curon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	ċēose	cure
plural	ċēosen	curen
imperative
singular	ċēos(e)
plural	ċēosaþ
participle	present	past
	ċēosende	(ġe)coren

Descendants

• English: choose