gemartyrian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
ġemartyrian
- to martyr
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- An. DCCCC.LXXVIII Hēr on þyssum ġēare wearð Ēadweard cyning ġemartyrad, ⁊ Æþelrēd æþeling his brōðor feng tō þām rīċe.
- Year 978 In this year King Edward was martyred, and his brother Prince Athelred ascended to the throne.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġemartyrian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | ġemartyrian | ġemartyrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġemartyriġe | ġemartyrode |
| second person singular | ġemartyrast | ġemartyrodest |
| third person singular | ġemartyraþ | ġemartyrode |
| plural | ġemartyriaþ | ġemartyrodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġemartyriġe | ġemartyrode |
| plural | ġemartyriġen | ġemartyroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġemartyra | |
| plural | ġemartyriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġemartyriende | ġemartyrod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ġemartyrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.