geglengan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + glenġan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈɡlen.jɑn/, [jeˈɡlen.d͡ʒɑn]
Verb
ġeglenġan
- to adorn, embellish
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Hwīlon cōm sē dēofol, on ānre dīgelnysse, mid purpuran ġescrȳd, and mid helme ġeglenġd, tō ðām hālgan were, þǣr hē hine ġebǣd, and cwæð, þæt hē wǣre witodlīċe sē Hǣlend.
- Once the Devil came, shrouded in a purple garment and adorned with a crown, to the holy man in a recess where he was praying, and said that he was truly the Savior.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- to set in order, compose
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeglenġan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġeglenġan | ġeglenġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeglenġe | ġeglengde |
| second person singular | ġeglenġest, ġeglengst | ġeglengdest |
| third person singular | ġeglenġeþ, ġeglengþ | ġeglengde |
| plural | ġeglenġaþ | ġeglengdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeglenġe | ġeglengde |
| plural | ġeglenġen | ġeglengden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeglenġ | |
| plural | ġeglenġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeglenġende | ġeglenġed, ġeglenġd | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-glengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.