gecennan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ġe- + cennan. Cognate with Old High German gikennan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġecennan
- to beget, bear children, bring forth, produce
- to clear, declare, make known, give forth a statement, prove
- Synonym: ġecænnan
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġecennan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ġecennan | ġecennenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġecenne | ġecende |
second person singular | ġecennest, ġecenst | ġecendest |
third person singular | ġecenneþ, ġecenþ | ġecende |
plural | ġecennaþ | ġecendon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġecenne | ġecende |
plural | ġecennen | ġecenden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġecenn | |
plural | ġecennaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġecennende | ġecenned |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-cennan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.