gesamnian
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġesomnian
Etymology
From ġe- + samnian. Cognate with Old High German gisamanōn.
Verb
ġesamnian
- to collect, bring together, gather
- to congregate, come together, assemble
- to join, draw together, unite
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesamnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ġesamnian | tō ġesamnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ġesamnie ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
2nd-person singular | ġesamnast | ġesamnodest |
3rd-person singular | ġesamnaþ | ġesamnode |
plural | ġesamniaþ ġesamniġaþ | ġesamnodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ġesamnie ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
plural | ġesamnien ġesamniġen | ġesamnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġesamna | |
plural | ġesamniaþ ġesamniġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġesamniende ġesamniġende | (ġe)ġesamnod |
Derived terms
- ġesamnung (“assembly, council”)
Synonyms
- gadrian
- ġefērlǣċan
- ġegadrian
- ġelogian
- samnian
- tōsamnian
Antonyms
- ādǣlan
- āþēodan
- āscēadan
- asyndran
- ġetwǣfan
- ōþþēodan
- tōtwǣman
- twifērlǣċan
References
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary