gæsne
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gǣsne
- barren, lifeless
- Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen ― that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty (Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 13; Cri. 850.)
- Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene ― This year was barren in mast-fruit (Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16)
- Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte ― The keepers lay lifeless on the sand (Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267)
Declension
[edit]Declension of gǣsne — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gǣsne | gǣsnu, gǣsno | gǣsne |
| Accusative | gǣsne | gǣsne | gǣsne |
| Genitive | gǣsnes | gǣsenre | gǣsnes |
| Dative | gǣsnum | gǣsenre | gǣsnum |
| Instrumental | gǣsne | gǣsenre | gǣsne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | gǣsne | gǣsna, gǣsne | gǣsnu, gǣsno |
| Accusative | gǣsne | gǣsna, gǣsne | gǣsnu, gǣsno |
| Genitive | gǣsenra | gǣsenra | gǣsenra |
| Dative | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
| Instrumental | gǣsnum | gǣsnum | gǣsnum |
Declension of gǣsne — Weak
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “gæsne”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gæsne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.