gecennan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ cennan. Cognate with Old High German gikennan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈken.nɑn/

Verb

ġecennan

to beget, bear children, bring forth, produce
to clear, declare, make known, give forth a statement, prove
Synonym: ġecænnan

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġecennan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġecennan	ġecennenne
first person singular	ġecenne	ġecende
second person singular	ġecennest, ġecenst	ġecendest
third person singular	ġecenneþ, ġecenþ	ġecende
plural	ġecennaþ	ġecendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġecenne	ġecende
plural	ġecennen	ġecenden
imperative
singular	ġecenn
plural	ġecennaþ
participle	present	past
	ġecennende	ġecenned

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-cennan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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