gesamnian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ġe- + samnian. Cognate with Old High German gisamanōn.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġesamnian
- to collect, bring together, gather
- to congregate, come together, assemble
- to join, draw together, unite
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġesamnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ġesamnian | ġesamnienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
second person singular | ġesamnast | ġesamnodest |
third person singular | ġesamnaþ | ġesamnode |
plural | ġesamniaþ | ġesamnodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
plural | ġesamniġen | ġesamnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġesamna | |
plural | ġesamniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġesamniende | ġesamnod |
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ġesamnung (“assembly, council”)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gesamnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.