gestrynan
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġestrȳnan
- to get, gain, acquire
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- ...Gyf ðū ēnigne gōdne heorde hæbbe þe wel cunne healdan þæt þæt þū gestrēone and him befæste, scēawa hyne me;
- If thou have any good steward that can well hold that which thou gettest and committest unto him, show him to me;...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to beget, procreate
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 1:2
- Sōðlīċe Ābraham ġestrȳdne Isaāc; Isaāc ġestrȳdne Iacob; Iacob ġestrȳdne Iudam and his ġebrōðra
- Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 1:2
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġestrȳnan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ġestrȳnan | ġestrȳnenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġestrȳne | ġestrȳnde |
second person singular | ġestrȳnest, ġestrȳnst | ġestrȳndest |
third person singular | ġestrȳneþ, ġestrȳnþ | ġestrȳnde |
plural | ġestrȳnaþ | ġestrȳndon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġestrȳne | ġestrȳnde |
plural | ġestrȳnen | ġestrȳnden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġestrȳn | |
plural | ġestrȳnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġestrȳnende | ġestrȳned |