geswencan

Old English

Alternative forms

ġesƿencan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ swencan.

Verb

ġeswencan

to cause distress, fatigue
to ill-treat, harass, punish, torture
(mentally) to distress, disturb
(materially) to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeswencan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ġeswencan	tō ġeswencenne
1st-person singular	ġeswence	ġeswencte
2nd-person singular	ġeswencest	ġeswenctest
3rd-person singular	ġeswenceþ	ġeswencte
plural	ġeswencaþ	ġeswencton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ġeswence	ġeswencte
plural	ġeswencen	ġeswencten
imperative
singular	ġeswenc
plural	ġeswencaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeswencende	ġeswenced

Derived terms

ġeswenced

Related terms

ġeswencednes f

Further reading

ĠESWENCAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
ĠESWENCAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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