gesmeagan
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + smēagan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈsmæːɑɣɑn/
Verb
ġesmēagan
- to search
- to examine
- to consider
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesmēagan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġesmēagan | tō ġesmēagenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġesmēage | ġesmēade |
| 2nd-person singular | ġesmēast | ġesmēadest |
| 3rd-person singular | ġesmēaþ | ġesmēade |
| plural | ġesmēagaþ | ġesmēadon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġesmēage | ġesmēade |
| plural | ġesmēagen | ġesmēaden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesmēage | |
| plural | ġesmēagaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesmēagende | ġesmēad | |
Derived terms
- ġesmēagung f (“consideration”)
Further reading
- ĠESMĒAGAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ĠESMĒAGAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary