geondsawan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ġeond- + sāwan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġeondsāwan
- (transitive, accusative) to sow, scatter, or spread around; to disseminate
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Dēawdriās on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsāwen.
- The dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġeondsāwan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | ġeondsāwan | ġeondsāwenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeondsāwe | ġeondsēow |
| second person singular | ġeondsǣwst | ġeondsēowe |
| third person singular | ġeondsǣwþ | ġeondsēow |
| plural | ġeondsāwaþ | ġeondsēowon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeondsāwe | ġeondsēowe |
| plural | ġeondsāwen | ġeondsēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeondsāw | |
| plural | ġeondsāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeondsāwende | ġeondsāwen | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondsawan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.