gesittan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ sittan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisittian, Old High German gisizzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsit.tɑn/

Verb

ġesittan

1. to sit
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā cwæð snottor on mōde, · ġesæt him sundor æt rūne.

     So said the wise in mind, sat alone with speech to himself.

2. to take a seat, come to rest, sit down, recline
3. to settle, dwell, reside, stay, live in
4. to occupy, inhabit
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.

     Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesittan (strong, class V)

infinitive	ġesittan	ġesittenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġesitte	ġesæt
second person singular	ġesitst	ġesǣte
third person singular	ġesitt, ġesit	ġesæt
plural	ġesittaþ	ġesǣton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġesitte	ġesǣte
plural	ġesitten	ġesǣten
imperative
singular	ġesite
plural	ġesittaþ
participle	present	past
	ġesittende	ġeseten

Descendants

• Middle English: isitten