gedafenian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gedafenian
- to be becoming or fit, to behove (chiefly impersonal, with dative subject)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Ġē witon þæt ūs Iūdēisċum ne ġedafenaþ tō ġenēalǣċenne ēow hǣþenum mannum, ac mē ġeswutelode god þæt ūs nis tō cweþenne þæt ġē unclǣne synd.
- You guys know that it does not behoove us Jews to approach you heathen men, but God explained to me that it is not for us to say that you are unclean.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġedafenian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġedafenian | ġedafenienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġedafeniġe | ġedafenode |
| second person singular | ġedafenast | ġedafenodest |
| third person singular | ġedafenaþ | ġedafenode |
| plural | ġedafeniaþ | ġedafenodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġedafeniġe | ġedafenode |
| plural | ġedafeniġen | ġedafenoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġedafena | |
| plural | ġedafeniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġedafeniende | ġedafenod | |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gedafenian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.