gecnyssan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġecnysan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ cnyssan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈknys.sɑn/

Verb

ġecnyssan

1. to press, trouble
2. (literal or figurative) to strike, dash, beat
3. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġecnyssan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġecnyssan	ġecnyssenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġecnysse	ġecnysede
second person singular	ġecnysest	ġecnysedest
third person singular	ġecnyseþ	ġecnysede
plural	ġecnyssaþ	ġecnysedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġecnysse	ġecnysede
plural	ġecnyssen	ġecnyseden
imperative
singular	ġecnyse
plural	ġecnyssaþ
participle	present	past
	ġecnyssende	ġecnysed

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠECNYSSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠECNYSSAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.