gesamnian
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ġe- + samnian. Cognate with Old High German gisamanōn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġesamnian
- to collect, bring together, gather
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30[1]:
- Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
- I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
- to congregate, come together, assemble
- to join, draw together, unite
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġesamnian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġesamnian | ġesamnienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
| second person singular | ġesamnast | ġesamnodest |
| third person singular | ġesamnaþ | ġesamnode |
| plural | ġesamniaþ | ġesamnodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġesamniġe | ġesamnode |
| plural | ġesamniġen | ġesamnoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesamna | |
| plural | ġesamniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesamniende | ġesamnod | |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- ġesamnung (“assembly, council”)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gesamnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.