geondsendan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ġeond- + sendan
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġeondsendan
- (transitive) to overspread
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Wæs gūþhergum wera ēðelland wīde geondsended.
- The people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġeondsendan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġeondsendan | ġeondsendenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeondsende | ġeondsende |
| second person singular | ġeondsendest, ġeondsenst, ġeondsentst | ġeondsendest |
| third person singular | ġeondsendeþ, ġeondsent | ġeondsende |
| plural | ġeondsendaþ | ġeondsendon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeondsende | ġeondsende |
| plural | ġeondsenden | ġeondsenden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeondsend | |
| plural | ġeondsendaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeondsendende | ġeondsended | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondsendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.