gesincan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ sincan. Cognate with Old High German gisinkan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (gasiggqan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsin.kɑn/, [jeˈsiŋ.kɑn]

Verb

ġesincan

1. to sink

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesincan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġesincan	ġesincenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġesince	ġesanc
second person singular	ġesincst	ġesunce
third person singular	ġesincþ	ġesanc
plural	ġesincaþ	ġesuncon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġesince	ġesunce
plural	ġesincen	ġesuncen
imperative
singular	ġesinc
plural	ġesincaþ
participle	present	past
	ġesincende	ġesuncen

References

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