geholian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hulōną, *halōną, *haljaną (“to call, fetch, summon”), from a conflation of Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”) and Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout, call”), equivalent to ġe- + *holian (“to get”). Cognate with Old Frisian halia (“to get, drive home, take”), Middle Dutch and Dutch halen, Old Saxon halōn (“to get”), Old High German halōn, holōn (“to get, fetch”) (German holen), Latin celer (“swift”), Latin calo (“I call, summon”). Related to Old English healdan (“to grasp, hold, retain”). More at accelerate, claim, hold.
Pronunciation
Verb
ġeholian
- to obtain
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeholian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġeholian | ġeholienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeholiġe | ġeholode |
| second person singular | ġeholast | ġeholodest |
| third person singular | ġeholaþ | ġeholode |
| plural | ġeholiaþ | ġeholodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeholiġe | ġeholode |
| plural | ġeholiġen | ġeholoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġehola | |
| plural | ġeholiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeholiende | ġeholod | |