gebennian

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ bennian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈben.ni.ɑn/

Verb

ġebennian

1. (transitive and intransitive) to wound
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.

     I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġebennian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġebennian	ġebennienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġebenniġe	ġebennode
second person singular	ġebennast	ġebennodest
third person singular	ġebennaþ	ġebennode
plural	ġebenniaþ	ġebennodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġebenniġe	ġebennode
plural	ġebenniġen	ġebennoden
imperative
singular	ġebenna
plural	ġebenniaþ
participle	present	past
	ġebenniende	ġebennod

Synonyms

• ġewundian

References

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