geseþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġesēðan — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ sēþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈseː.θɑn/, [jeˈseː.ðɑn]

Verb

ġesēþan

1. to declare true; to state as fact; to assert, affirm
2. to prove; to show the truth of something by evidence
3. to bear witness; to attest

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesēþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġesēþan	ġesēþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġesēþe	ġesēþde
second person singular	ġesēþest, ġesēst	ġesēþdest
third person singular	ġesēþeþ, ġesēþþ, ġesēþ	ġesēþde
plural	ġesēþaþ	ġesēþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġesēþe	ġesēþde
plural	ġesēþen	ġesēþden
imperative
singular	ġesēþ
plural	ġesēþaþ
participle	present	past
	ġesēþende	ġesēþed

References

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