geciegan

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ġe- +‎ ċīeġan from Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (to call, name).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈt͡ʃi͜yː.jɑn/

Verb

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ġeċīeġan (Early West Saxon)

  1. to call upon
  2. to call, to name
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
      Crist on sumere tīde ferde wið þǣre Galileiscan sǣ, and ġeseah twēġen ġebroðra, Simonem, se wæs ġecīġed Petrus, and his broðor Andream: et reliqua.
      Christ on a time went along the Galilean sea, and saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, etc.
  3. to name
  4. to invoke
  5. to summon
  6. to convene

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: ȝeciȝen, icheien