giscian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġeoxian, ġeocsian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”) +‎ -cian. Cognate with Old High German geskōn (“to yawn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjis.ki.ɑn/

Verb

ġiscian

  1. to sigh, sob

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġiscian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġiscian ġiscienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġisciġe ġiscode
second person singular ġiscast ġiscodest
third person singular ġiscaþ ġiscode
plural ġisciaþ ġiscodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġisciġe ġiscode
plural ġisciġen ġiscoden
imperative
singular ġisca
plural ġisciaþ
participle present past
ġisciende (ġe)ġiscod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: yexen, yoxen, ȝexin, ȝesken, ȝixin, ȝiske, ȝoxen, ȝosken, yiske
    • English: yex
    • Scots: ȝesk, ȝisk, yesk
    • Yola: yux
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