gespowan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġespōƿan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ spōwan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈspoːwɑn/

Verb

ġespōwan

  1. to succeed, prosper

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġespōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive ġespōwan tō ġespōwenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġespōwe ġespēow
2nd-person singular ġespēwst ġespēowe
3rd-person singular ġespēwþ ġespēow
plural ġespōwaþ ġespēowon
subjunctive present past
singular ġespōwe ġespēowe
plural ġespōwen ġespēowen
imperative
singular ġespōw(e)
plural ġespōwaþ
participle present past
ġespōwende ġespōwen

References
  • ĠESPŌWAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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