gescrydan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + sċrȳdan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈʃryː.dɑn/
Verb
ġesċrȳdan
- to clothe
- 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
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesċrydan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġesċrydan | ġesċrydenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġesċryde | ġesċrydde |
| second person singular | ġesċrydest, ġesċrytst | ġesċryddest |
| third person singular | ġesċrydeþ, ġesċrytt, ġesċryt | ġesċrydde |
| plural | ġesċrydaþ | ġesċryddon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġesċryde | ġesċrydde |
| plural | ġesċryden | ġesċrydden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesċryd | |
| plural | ġesċrydaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesċrydende | ġesċrȳd, ġesċrȳded | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-scrýdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.