gehagian

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *gahagōn, equivalent to ġe- +‎ *hagian.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jeˈxɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [jeˈhɑ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb[edit]

ġehagian

  1. to please
  2. to be convenient or suitable for a person to have to do something [+accusative]
    Mid swelċan yrfe swelċan hīe þenne tō ġehagað, []
    With such inherited wealth as shall then be proper, []
  3. to be within the means or power of a person [+accusative]
  4. to be within the means or power of a person [+dative]

Conjugation[edit]