geniedan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġenīdan, ġenȳdan, ġenēdan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈniːy̯.dɑn/
Verb
ġenīedan
- to force, compel
- Se reġn mē ġenīedde þæt iċ æt hām belāf.
- The rain compelled me to stay home.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"
- Wē sind ġemanode and ġelaðode tō Godes rīċe, ac wē ne sind nā ġenīedde.
- We are exhorted and invited to God's kingdom, but we are not forced.
- Wē sind ġemanode and ġelaðode tō Godes rīċe, ac wē ne sind nā ġenīedde.
- c. 900, the Old English Orosius
- Hē ġenīedde bēġen þā cyningas þæt hīe sealdon heora suna tō ġīslum.
- He forced both the kings to give their sons as hostages.
- Hē ġenīedde bēġen þā cyningas þæt hīe sealdon heora suna tō ġīslum.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġenīedan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ġenīedan | tō ġenīedenne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ġenīede | ġenīedde |
2nd-person singular | ġenīetst | ġenīeddest |
3rd-person singular | ġenīett | ġenīedde |
plural | ġenīedaþ | ġenīeddon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ġenīede | ġenīedde |
plural | ġenīeden | ġenīedden |
imperative | ||
singular | ġenīed | |
plural | ġenīedaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġenīedende | ġenīeded, ġenīed |
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