geglengan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ glenġan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈɡlen.jɑn/, [jeˈɡlen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

ġeglenġan

  1. to adorn, embellish
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Hwīlon cōm sē deofol, on ānre dīgelnysse, mid purpuran ġescrȳd, and mid helme ġeglenġd, tō ðām hālgan were, þǣr hē hine ġebǣd, and cwæð, þæt hē wǣre witodlīċe sē Hǣlend.
      Once the Devil came, shrouded in a purple garment and adorned with a crown, to the holy man in a recess where he was praying, and said that he was truly the Savior.
  2. to set in order, compose

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeglenġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġeglenġan ġeglenġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeglenġe ġeglengde
second person singular ġeglenġest, ġeglengst ġeglengdest
third person singular ġeglenġeþ, ġeglengþ ġeglengde
plural ġeglenġaþ ġeglengdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeglenġe ġeglengde
plural ġeglenġen ġeglengden
imperative
singular ġeglenġ
plural ġeglenġaþ
participle present past
ġeglenġende ġeglenġed, ġeglenġd

References

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