gecepan

Old English

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ cēpan (“to keep, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈkeː.pɑn/

Verb

ġecēpan

1. to be on the lookout for (someone) [+ genitive]

   Hīe nān ōþer ðing nyston, būton ꝥ sē cāsere hēte heora ġecēpan, […]

   They knew nothing else, except that the emperor would give the order to be on the lookout for them, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġecēpan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġecēpan	ġecēpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġecēpe	ġecēpte
second person singular	ġecēpest, ġecēpst	ġecēptest
third person singular	ġecēpeþ, ġecēpþ	ġecēpte
plural	ġecēpaþ	ġecēpton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġecēpe	ġecēpte
plural	ġecēpen	ġecēpten
imperative
singular	ġecēp
plural	ġecēpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġecēpende	ġecēped

Related terms

• capian
• *cōpnian

Descendants

• Middle English: ikepen, ykepen

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ ċēpan (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈt͡ʃeː.pɑn/

Verb

ġeċēpan

1. Alternative form of ġeċīepan

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeċīepan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġeċīepan	ġeċīepenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeċīepe	ġeċīepte
second person singular	ġeċīepest, ġeċīepst	ġeċīeptest
third person singular	ġeċīepeþ, ġeċīepþ	ġeċīepte
plural	ġeċīepaþ	ġeċīepton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeċīepe	ġeċīepte
plural	ġeċīepen	ġeċīepten
imperative
singular	ġeċīep
plural	ġeċīepaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeċīepende	ġeċīeped