gewican

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ wīcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeˌwiː.kɑn/

Verb

ġewīcan

1. to give way, fail
2. to depart, retire

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	ġewīcan	ġewīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewīce	ġewāc
second person singular	ġewīcst	ġewice
third person singular	ġewīcþ	ġewāc
plural	ġewīcaþ	ġewicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewīce	ġewice
plural	ġewīcen	ġewicen
imperative
singular	ġewīc
plural	ġewīcaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewīcende	ġewicen

References

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