genesan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganesaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ nesan. Cognate with Old Saxon ginesan, Old High German ginesan (German genesen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (ganisan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈne.sɑn/, [jeˈne.zɑn]

Verb

ġenesan

1. to preserve, save, escape from; flee

   Þīn brōþor genæs þā sæċċe.

   Your brother survived the battle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġenesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	ġenesan	ġenesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġenese	ġenæs
second person singular	ġenist	ġenǣse
third person singular	ġenist	ġenæs
plural	ġenesaþ	ġenǣson
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġenese	ġenǣse
plural	ġenesen	ġenǣsen
imperative
singular	ġenes
plural	ġenesaþ
participle	present	past
	ġenesende	ġenesen

References

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