genealæcan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġenēalēċan

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ nēalǣċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈnæ͜ɑː.læː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġenēalǣċan

1. to approach, draw near
   • 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.

2. to adhere

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġenēalǣċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġenēalǣċan	ġenēalǣċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġenēalǣċe	ġenēalǣcte
second person singular	ġenēalǣċest, ġenēalǣcst	ġenēalǣctest
third person singular	ġenēalǣċeþ, ġenēalǣcþ	ġenēalǣcte
plural	ġenēalǣċaþ	ġenēalǣcton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġenēalǣċe	ġenēalǣcte
plural	ġenēalǣċen	ġenēalǣcten
imperative
singular	ġenēalǣċ
plural	ġenēalǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	ġenēalǣċende	ġenēalǣċed