gespowan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *gaspōan, equivalent to ġe- + spōwan. Cognate with Old High German gispuon, gispuoen (“to succeed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ġespōwan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ġespōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive | ġespōwan | ġespōwenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġespōwe | ġespēow |
second person singular | ġespēwst | ġespēowe |
third person singular | ġespēwþ | ġespēow |
plural | ġespōwaþ | ġespēowon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġespōwe | ġespēowe |
plural | ġespōwen | ġespēowen |
imperative | ||
singular | ġespōw | |
plural | ġespōwaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġespōwende | ġespōwen |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESPŌWAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.