gestiellan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ stiellan (“leap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈsti͜yl.lɑn/, [jeˈsti͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

ġestiellan (Early West Saxon)

  1. to leap, spring
    • Cynewulf, Christ II 648:[1]
      hwilum he to eorþan eft gestylde
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Cynewulf, Christ II 716:[2]
      Cuð þæt geweorðeð þætte Cyning engla
      Meotud, meahtum swið, munt gestylleð
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġestiellan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġestiellan ġestiellenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġestielle ġestielde
second person singular ġestiellest, ġestielst ġestieldest
third person singular ġestielleþ, ġestielþ ġestielde
plural ġestiellaþ ġestieldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġestielle ġestielde
plural ġestiellen ġestielden
imperative
singular ġestiell
plural ġestiellaþ
participle present past
ġestiellende ġestielled

References

  1. ^ Cook, Albert S. (1900), The Christ of Cynewulf; a poem in three parts, The advent, The ascension, and The last judgement, page 25
  2. ^ Cook, Albert S. (1900), The Christ of Cynewulf; a poem in three parts, The advent, The ascension, and The last judgement, page 27

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