gecepan

Old English

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ cēpan (“to keep, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈkeː.pɑn/

Verb

ġecēpan

1. to be on the lookout for (someone) [+ genitive]

   Hīe nān ōþer ðing nyston, būton ꝥ sē cāsere hēte heora ġecēpan, […]

   They knew nothing else, except that the emperor would give the order to be on the lookout for them, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġecēpan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġecēpan	ġecēpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġecēpe	ġecēpte
second person singular	ġecēpest, ġecēpst	ġecēptest
third person singular	ġecēpeþ, ġecēpþ	ġecēpte
plural	ġecēpaþ	ġecēpton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġecēpe	ġecēpte
plural	ġecēpen	ġecēpten
imperative
singular	ġecēp
plural	ġecēpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġecēpende	ġecēped

Related terms

• capian
• *cōpnian

Descendants

• Middle English: ikepen, ykepen

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ ċēpan (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈt͡ʃeː.pɑn/

Verb

ġeċēpan

1. to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeċēpan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġeċēpan	ġeċēpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeċēpe	ġeċēpte
second person singular	ġeċēpest, ġeċēpst	ġeċēptest
third person singular	ġeċēpeþ, ġeċēpþ	ġeċēpte
plural	ġeċēpaþ	ġeċēpton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeċēpe	ġeċēpte
plural	ġeċēpen	ġeċēpten
imperative
singular	ġeċēp
plural	ġeċēpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeċēpende	ġeċēped