gæsne

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæːs.ne/, [ˈɡæːz.ne]

Adjective

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gǣsne

  1. barren, lifeless
    • Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencenthat, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty (Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 13; Cri. 850.)
    • Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæsteneThis year was barren in mast-fruit (Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16)
    • Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóteThe keepers lay lifeless on the sand (Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gesene, geson

References

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