geondleccan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġindleċċan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /je͜ondˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
ġeondleċċan
- (transitive, accusative) to water, irrigate
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Gif hē hine of flōdum Godes wordes gindlecþ.
- If he irrigates him(self) with floods of God's word...
- (transitive, accusative) to wet or moisten thoroughly
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Geondleccende muntas of heora uferum dǣlum.
- Thoroughly wetting mountains from their upper parts.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeondleċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġeondleċċan | ġeondleċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeondleċċe | ġeondleahte |
| second person singular | ġeondleċest | ġeondleahtest |
| third person singular | ġeondleċeþ | ġeondleahte |
| plural | ġeondleċċaþ | ġeondleahton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeondleċċe | ġeondleahte |
| plural | ġeondleċċen | ġeondleahten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeondleċe | |
| plural | ġeondleċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeondleċċende | ġeondleaht | |
Derived terms
- ġeondleċċing f (“watering, irrigation”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondleccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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