geswiþan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ swīþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈswiː.θɑn/, [jeˈswiː.ðɑn]

Verb

ġeswīþan

1. to make strong
2. to confirm, comfort

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeswīþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġeswīþan	ġeswīþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeswīþe	ġeswīþde
second person singular	ġeswīþest, ġeswīst	ġeswīþdest
third person singular	ġeswīþeþ, ġeswīþþ, ġeswīþ	ġeswīþde
plural	ġeswīþaþ	ġeswīþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeswīþe	ġeswīþde
plural	ġeswīþen	ġeswīþden
imperative
singular	ġeswīþ
plural	ġeswīþaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeswīþende	ġeswīþed

References

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