getacnian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġetācnian
- to signify, denote
- (literal) to sign, mark
- to mark as a witness; to set one's seal
- to represent symbolically, be the symbol of
- to prefigure
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġetācnian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġetācnian | ġetācnienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
| second person singular | ġetācnast | ġetācnodest |
| third person singular | ġetācnaþ | ġetācnode |
| plural | ġetācniaþ | ġetācnodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
| plural | ġetācniġen | ġetācnoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġetācna | |
| plural | ġetācniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġetācniende | ġetācnod | |
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References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠETĀCNIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠETĀCNIAN supplementary entry”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.