geswencan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ swenċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈswen.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġeswenċan

1. to cause distress, fatigue
2. to ill-treat, harass, punish, torture
3. (mentally) to distress, disturb
4. (materially) to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeswenċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġeswenċan	ġeswenċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeswenċe	ġeswencte
second person singular	ġeswenċest, ġeswencst	ġeswenctest
third person singular	ġeswenċeþ, ġeswencþ	ġeswencte
plural	ġeswenċaþ	ġeswencton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeswenċe	ġeswencte
plural	ġeswenċen	ġeswencten
imperative
singular	ġeswenċ
plural	ġeswenċaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeswenċende	ġeswenċed

Derived terms

• ġeswenċed

Related terms

• ġeswenċednes f

References

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