gedreosan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ drēosan (“to fall, perish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈdre͜oː.sɑn/, [jeˈdre͜oː.zɑn]

Verb

ġedrēosan

1. (poetic) to fall
2. (poetic) to perish, disappear
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
     hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
     wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.

     He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
     how his goldfriend accustomed him
     to feast on youth. Mirth completely perished.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġedrēosan (strong class 2)

infinitive	ġedrēosan	ġedrēosenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġedrēose	ġedrēas
second person singular	ġedrīest	ġedrure
third person singular	ġedrīest	ġedrēas
plural	ġedrēosaþ	ġedruron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġedrēose	ġedrure
plural	ġedrēosen	ġedruren
imperative
singular	ġedrēos
plural	ġedrēosaþ
participle	present	past
	ġedrēosende	ġedroren

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ġedrēosan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.