gestincan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ stincan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈstin.kɑn/, [jeˈstiŋ.kɑn]

Verb

ġestincan

1. to smell (sense with the nose; transitive)

   Mid mīnum ġeposum ne mæġ iċ nāwiht ġestincan.

   With my cold, I can't smell a thing.

   • c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

     Wē oft ġestincaþ mid ūrum nosum þæt wē mid ūrum ēagum ġesēon ne magon.

     We often smell with our noses what we can't see with our eyes.

   • c. 996, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Þæt wīf wundrode þæs wynsuman brǣðes, and cwæþ þæt hēo nǣfre ǣr nāht swelċes ne ġestunce.

     The woman was amazed at the delightful scent, and said she'd never smelled anything like it before.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġestincan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġestincan	ġestincenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġestince	ġestanc
second person singular	ġestincst	ġestunce
third person singular	ġestincþ	ġestanc
plural	ġestincaþ	ġestuncon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġestince	ġestunce
plural	ġestincen	ġestuncen
imperative
singular	ġestinc
plural	ġestincaþ
participle	present	past
	ġestincende	ġestuncen