gespowan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaspōan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ spōwan. Cognate with Old High German gispuon, gispuoen (“to succeed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈspoː.wɑn/

Verb

ġespōwan

1. to succeed (+ genitive at something) (impersonal, with dative of person)
2. to prosper, thrive

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġespōwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ġespōwan	ġespōwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġespōwe	ġespēow
second person singular	ġespēwst	ġespēowe
third person singular	ġespēwþ	ġespēow
plural	ġespōwaþ	ġespēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġespōwe	ġespēowe
plural	ġespōwen	ġespēowen
imperative
singular	ġespōw
plural	ġespōwaþ
participle	present	past
	ġespōwende	ġespōwen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESPŌWAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.