generian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ganazjaną, equivalent to ġe- + nerian. Akin to Old Saxon ginerian, Old High German ginerien, ginerren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈner.jɑn/, [jeˈnerˠ.jɑn]
Verb
ġenerian
- to save, deliver, take away, set free, preserve, defend
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 755
- And hē his feorh ġenerede, and þēah hē wæs oft ġewundod.
- And he saved his life, though he was often wounded.
- Loth cwæþ tō þām engle, "Hēr is ān lȳtlu burg swīðe nēah þǣr iċ mæġ mīn feorh ġenerian. Hēo is ān lȳtlu, and þēah iċ mæġ þǣr on libban."
- Lot told the angel, "There's a little town around here, very close by, where I can preserve my life. It's a little one, but I can live there."
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 755
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġenerian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġenerian | ġenerienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġenerie | ġenerede |
| second person singular | ġenerest | ġeneredest |
| third person singular | ġenereþ | ġenerede |
| plural | ġeneriaþ | ġeneredon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġenerie | ġenerede |
| plural | ġenerien | ġenereden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġenere | |
| plural | ġeneriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeneriende | ġenered | |
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