gesælan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈsæːlɑn/
Verb
ġesǣlan
- to happen, take place, befall
- Hwæþere me gesælde þæt ic mid sweorde ofsloh / niceras nigene. Anyway, it happened that with my sword I killed nine sea-monsters. (Beowulf, ll. 574-5)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesǣlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġesǣlan | tō ġesǣlanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġesǣle | ġesǣlde |
| 2nd-person singular | ġesǣlest | ġesǣldest |
| 3rd-person singular | ġesǣleþ | ġesǣlde |
| plural | ġesǣlaþ | ġesǣldon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġesǣle | ġesǣlde |
| plural | ġesǣlen | ġesǣlden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesǣl | |
| plural | ġesǣlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesǣlende | sǣled | |