geciegan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ġe- +‎ ċīeġan from Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (“to call, name”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈt͡ʃi͜yː.jɑn/

Verb

ġeċīeġan (West Saxon)

  1. to call upon
  2. to call, to name
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
      Crist on sumere tīde ferde wið þǣre Galileiscan sǣ, and ġeseah twēġen ġebroðra, Simonem, se wæs ġecīġed Petrus, and his broðor Andream: et reliqua.
      Christ on a time went along the Galilean sea, and saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, etc.
  3. to name
  4. to invoke
  5. to summon
  6. to convene

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeċīeġan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġeċīeġan ġeċīeġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeċīeġe ġeċīeġde
second person singular ġeċīeġest, ġeċīeġst ġeċīeġdest
third person singular ġeċīeġeþ, ġeċīeġþ ġeċīeġde
plural ġeċīeġaþ ġeċīeġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeċīeġe ġeċīeġde
plural ġeċīeġen ġeċīeġden
imperative
singular ġeċīeġ
plural ġeċīeġaþ
participle present past
ġeċīeġende ġeċīeġed

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeciȝen, icheien
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