gesecgan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈsej.jɑn/, [jeˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

ġeseċġan

  1. to say, tell, relate, declare, prove
    • c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 4:
      Sē þēah biþ on þonce · þeġne mīnum,
      medwīsum men, · mē þæt sylfe,
      þǣr wiht wite, · ond wordum mīn
      on spēd mæġe · spel ġeseċġan.
      It is, however, grateful to my servant,
      half-wit folks, even to myself, if a thing
      would know and could tell successfully
      my tale with words.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeseċġan (weak, class 3)
infinitive ġeseċġan ġeseċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeseċġe ġesæġde
second person singular ġesæġst ġesæġdest
third person singular ġesæġþ ġesæġde
plural ġeseċġaþ ġesæġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeseċġe ġesæġde
plural ġeseċġen ġesæġden
imperative
singular ġesaga, ġesæġe
plural ġeseċġaþ
participle present past
ġeseċġende ġesæġd
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