geondleccan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġindleċċan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġeond- +‎ leċċan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeondˈlet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġeondleċċan

  1. (transitive, accusative) to water, irrigate
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Gif hē hine of flōdum Godes wordes gindlecþ.
      If he irrigates him(self) with floods of God's word...
  2. (transitive, accusative) to wet or moisten thoroughly
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Geondleccende muntas of heora uferum dǣlum.
      Thoroughly wetting mountains from their upper parts.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeondleċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġeondleċċan tō ġeondleċċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġeondleċċe ġeondlehte
2nd-person singular ġeondleċest ġeondlehtest
3rd-person singular ġeondleċeþ ġeondlehte
plural ġeondleċċaþ ġeondlehton
subjunctive present past
singular ġeondleċċe ġeondlehte
plural ġeondleċċen ġeondlehten
imperative
singular ġeondleċe
plural ġeondleċċaþ
participle present past
ġeondleċċende (ġe)ġeondleht

Derived terms
  • ġeondleċċing f (“watering, irrigation”)

References
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