gewican

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ wīcan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeˌwiː.kɑn/

Verb

ġewīcan

  1. to give way, fail
  2. to depart, retire

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġewīcan (strong class 1)
infinitive ġewīcan ġewīcenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġewīce ġewāc
2nd-person singular ġewīcst ġewice
3rd-person singular ġewīcþ ġewāc
plural ġewīcaþ ġewicon
subjunctive present past
singular ġewīce ġewice
plural ġewīcen ġewicen
imperative
singular ġewīc
plural ġewīcaþ
participle present past
ġewīcende ġewicen

References
  • ġewīcan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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