gelysan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ lȳsan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈlyːzɑn/

Verb

ġelȳsan

  1. to redeem, release, save, spare
  2. to loosen, relax
  3. to dissolve, break

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġelȳsan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġelȳsan tō ġelȳsenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġelȳse ġelȳsde
2nd-person singular ġelȳsest ġelȳsdest
3rd-person singular ġelȳseþ ġelȳsde
plural ġelȳsaþ ġelȳsdon
subjunctive present past
singular ġelȳse ġelȳsde
plural ġelȳsen ġelȳsden
imperative
singular ġelȳs
plural ġelȳsaþ
participle present past
ġelȳsende ġelȳsed

Synonyms

Further reading
  • ĠELĒSAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĠELĪSAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĠELȲSAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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