getacnian
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + tācnian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈtɑːkniɑn/
Verb
ġetācnian
- to signify, betoken, denote
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Wæter ġetācnaþ on þissere stōwe mennisċ inġehyġd.
- Water in this place betokens human knowledge.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- (literally) to sign, mark
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Þēah þe ǣġþer þissa burga þurh Godes dīeġelnessa þus ġetācnod wurde.
- However both of these cities got thus marked through the mysteries of God.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- to mark as a witness; to set one's seal
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Hīe tācen seċġende wǣron þā þe Drihten sylf ġetācnode.
- They were telling signs which the Lord himself set as his seals.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- to represent symbolically, be the symbol of
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Sēo hrēofl ġetācnaþ þæt wōhhǣmed.
- Rough skin is the symbol of fornication.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- to prefigure, foretoken
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Fugelas on swefenum sē þe ġesyhþ and mid him winneþ, saca sume hit ġetācnaþ.
- He who sees birds in dreams and struggles with them, it foretokens certain disputes.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġetācnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ġetācnian | tō ġetācnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ġetācnie ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
2nd-person singular | ġetācnast | ġetācnodest |
3rd-person singular | ġetācnaþ | ġetācnode |
plural | ġetācniaþ ġetācniġaþ | ġetācnodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ġetācnie ġetācniġe | ġetācnode |
plural | ġetācnien ġetācniġen | ġetācnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġetācna | |
plural | ġetācniaþ ġetācniġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġetācniende ġetācniġende | ġetācnod |
Synonyms
- ġebēacnian
- ġemearcian
Derived terms
- ġetācnung f
Related terms
- ġetācniġendlīċ
- ġetācniġendlīċe
Further reading
- ĠETĀCNIAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ĠETĀCNIAN supplementary entry in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary