geondscriþan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to ġeond- + sċrīþan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ġeondsċrīþan
- (transitive) to go through or about; to traverse
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- On þisre endebyrdnysse geondscrīð se circul his ryne...
- In this arrangement/order, the Zodiac traverses its course...
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ġeondsċrīþan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | ġeondsċrīþan | ġeondsċrīþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeondsċrīþe | ġeondsċrāþ |
| second person singular | ġeondsċrīst | ġeondsċride |
| third person singular | ġeondsċrīþþ, ġeondsċrīþ | ġeondsċrāþ |
| plural | ġeondsċrīþaþ | ġeondsċridon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeondsċrīþe | ġeondsċride |
| plural | ġeondsċrīþen | ġeondsċriden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeondsċrīþ | |
| plural | ġeondsċrīþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeondsċrīþende | ġeondsċriden | |
Derived terms[edit]
- ġeondsċrīþing f (“a going about, traversal”)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondscriþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.