gystian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġistian

Etymology

Equivalent to ġiest +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjys.ti.ɑn/

Verb

ġystian

1. to be a guest or lodged in another's house

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġystian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġystian	ġystienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġystiġe	ġystode
second person singular	ġystast	ġystodest
third person singular	ġystaþ	ġystode
plural	ġystiaþ	ġystodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġystiġe	ġystode
plural	ġystiġen	ġystoden
imperative
singular	ġysta
plural	ġystiaþ
participle	present	past
	ġystiende	(ġe)ġystod

Synonyms

• cumlīþian

Antonyms

• fremedlǣċan

Derived terms

• ġysting f (“being as a stranger”)

References

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