gewæterian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġewætrian

Etymology

From ge- +‎ wæterian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwæ.te.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ġewæterian

1. (transitive) to water, irrigate
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Þā asende Drihten rēnsċūras, and þā eorþan ġewæterode...

     Then the Lord sent rain showers, and watered the Earth...

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewæterian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġewæterian	ġewæterienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewæteriġe	ġewæterode
second person singular	ġewæterast	ġewæterodest
third person singular	ġewæteraþ	ġewæterode
plural	ġewæteriaþ	ġewæterodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewæteriġe	ġewæterode
plural	ġewæteriġen	ġewæteroden
imperative
singular	ġewætera
plural	ġewæteriaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewæteriende	ġewæterod

References

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