geondsecan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ġeond- + sēċan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġeondsēċan
- (transitive) to search thoroughly, investigate
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- His intinga wæs geondsōhte.
- His business was thoroughly searched.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Ðæt Godes lēohtfæt gindsēcð ealle ðā dīogolnesse ðǣre wambe.
- The lamp of God investigates all the womb's secrets.
- (transitive) to pervade
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Se gifra gæst grundas geondsēceþ.
- The greedy guest shall pervade earth.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġeondsēċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġeondsēċan | ġeondsēċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeondsēċe | ġeondsōhte |
| second person singular | ġeondsēċest, ġeondsēcst | ġeondsōhtest |
| third person singular | ġeondsēċeþ, ġeondsēcþ | ġeondsōhte |
| plural | ġeondsēċaþ | ġeondsōhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeondsēċe | ġeondsōhte |
| plural | ġeondsēċen | ġeondsōhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeondsēċ | |
| plural | ġeondsēċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeondsēċende | ġeondsōht | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondsecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.