meþgian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġemēþgian — uncertain, see Usage note

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōþīgōn, equivalent to *mēþe (“weariness”) +‎ -gian and/or mēþiġ (“weary”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːθ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈmeːð.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

mēþgian

1. (transitive) to weary, fatigue, or impair

Usage notes

• The verb is attested solely in the past participle as ġemēþgad (“wearied, impaired”), so it is impossible to determine whether ġe- denotes the general past participle marker or whether the prefix was attached to all tenses of the verb as ġemēþgian. Cognates in Middle Low German and Middle High German show no prefix attached to the present tense forms, so it is likely that Old English also lacked the prefix in the present tense.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mēþgian (weak class 2)

infinitive	mēþgian	mēþgienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mēþgiġe	mēþgode
second person singular	mēþgast	mēþgodest
third person singular	mēþgaþ	mēþgode
plural	mēþgiaþ	mēþgodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mēþgiġe	mēþgode
plural	mēþgiġen	mēþgoden
imperative
singular	mēþga
plural	mēþgiaþ
participle	present	past
	mēþgiende	(ġe)mēþgod

Related terms

• mēþe
• mēþian