gegearcian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gagarwakōn, equivalent to ġe- + ġearcian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġeġearcian
- to prepare, make ready
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- God ða ġegearcode ænne hwǽl, and hé forswealh þone wítegan, and abǽr hine to ðam lande þe he tó sceolde, and hine ðær út-aspáw.
- God then prepared a whale, and it swallowed up the prophet, and bare him to the land to which he should go, and there vomited him out.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost"
- Þāðā hí noldon cuman to ðam giftum, ða sende hé eft, þus cweðende, "Secgað ðam gelaðodum, Efne, ic ġeġearcode mīne gōd, ic ofslóh mine fearras, and mine gemæstan fugelas, and ealle mine ðing ic ġearcode: cumað to þam giftum."
- When they would not come to the marriage, he sent again, thus saying, "Say to those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my meats, I have slain my oxen and my fatted fowls, and have prepared all my things: come to the marriage."
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- (of ships) to equip
- to furnish, provide, supply
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġeġearcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġeġearcian | ġeġearcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeġearciġe | ġeġearcode |
| second person singular | ġeġearcast | ġeġearcodest |
| third person singular | ġeġearcaþ | ġeġearcode |
| plural | ġeġearciaþ | ġeġearcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeġearciġe | ġeġearcode |
| plural | ġeġearciġen | ġeġearcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeġearca | |
| plural | ġeġearciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeġearciende | ġeġearcod | |