geondsawan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • geondsaƿan

Etymology

Equivalent to ġeond- +‎ sāwan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeondˈsɑːwɑn/

Verb

ġeondsāwan

  1. (transitive, accusative) to sow, scatter, or spread around; to disseminate
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Dēawdriās on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsāwen.
      The dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeondsāwan (strong class 7)
infinitive ġeondsāwan tō ġeondsāwenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġeondsāwe ġeondsēow
2nd-person singular ġeondsǣwest ġeondsēowe
3rd-person singular ġeondsǣweþ ġeondsēow
plural ġeondsāwaþ ġeondsēowon
subjunctive present past
singular ġeondsāwe ġeondsēowe
plural ġeondsāwen ġeondsēowen
imperative
singular ġeondsāw
plural ġeondsāwaþ
participle present past
ġeondsāwende (ġe)ġeondsāwen

References
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