gelecgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galagjaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ lecgan. Cognate with Old High German gileggen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galagjan).

Verb

ġeleċġan

  1. To lay, set, place.
  2. To settle by law the character of.
  3. To lay a command, task (upon someone).

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeleċġan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġeleċġan tō ġeleċġenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġeleċġe ġeleġde
2nd-person singular ġeleġest ġeleġdest
3rd-person singular ġeleġeþ ġeleġde
plural ġeleċġaþ ġeleġdon
subjunctive present past
singular ġeleċġe ġeleġde
plural ġeleċġen ġeleġden
imperative
singular ġeleġe
plural ġeleċġaþ
participle present past
ġeleċġende ġeleġd
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