geteorian

Old English

Alternative forms

ġetēoriġan, ġetēoriġean, ġetīorian, ġetȳrian

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ tēorian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈte͜oː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ġetēorian

(intransitive) to be tired, faint, or weary
(intransitive) to fail, languish, cease, perish
(intransitive, material) to get exhausted

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetēorian (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ġetēorian	ġetēorienne
1st-person singular	ġetēoriġe	ġetēorode
2nd-person singular	ġetēorast	ġetēorodest
3rd-person singular	ġetēoraþ	ġetēorode
plural	ġetēoriaþ	ġetēorodon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ġetēoriġe	ġetēorode
plural	ġetēoriġen	ġetēoroden
imperative
singular	ġetēora
plural	ġetēoriaþ
participle	present	past
	ġetēoriende	ġetēorod

Derived terms

ġetēoriġendlīċ (“defective, imperfect”)
ġetēoriġendlīċe
ġetēorodnes f (“exhaustion”)
ġetēorung f (“failing, fainting”)

References

Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921

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