gehiegan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġehēġan — Anglian

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ hīeġan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxi͜yː.jɑn/, [jeˈhi͜yː.jɑn]

Verb

ġehīeġan (West Saxon)

1. to perform
2. to execute
3. to hold a meeting

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehīeġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġehīeġan	ġehīeġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġehīeġe	ġehīeġde
second person singular	ġehīeġest, ġehīeġst	ġehīeġdest
third person singular	ġehīeġeþ, ġehīeġþ	ġehīeġde
plural	ġehīeġaþ	ġehīeġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġehīeġe	ġehīeġde
plural	ġehīeġen	ġehīeġden
imperative
singular	ġehīeġ
plural	ġehīeġaþ
participle	present	past
	ġehīeġende	ġehīeġed

Descendants

• Middle English: heien (conflation with hēan (“to raise up”))
  • English: high
  • Yola: heighed (preterite)