geniewian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġenīwian

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ nīewian (“renew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈni͜yː.wi.ɑn/

Verb

ġenīewian

1. to renew, make new, change
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Þonne bēoð þȳ hefiġran · heortan benne,
     sāre æfter swǣsne. · Sorg bið ġenīwad,

     Then heart's wounds are heavier,
     painful after beloved. Sorrow is renewed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġenīewian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġenīewian	ġenīewienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġenīewiġe	ġenīewode
second person singular	ġenīewast	ġenīewodest
third person singular	ġenīewaþ	ġenīewode
plural	ġenīewiaþ	ġenīewodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġenīewiġe	ġenīewode
plural	ġenīewiġen	ġenīewoden
imperative
singular	ġenīewa
plural	ġenīewiaþ
participle	present	past
	ġenīewiende	ġenīewod

References

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