geornan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *girnijan (“to be eager for, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną (“to desire, want”), from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”)) + *-janą (suffix forming factitive verbs from adjectives).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈje͜or.nɑn/, [ˈje͜orˠ.nɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeornan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġeornan | ġeornenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeorne | ġeornde |
| second person singular | ġeornest, ġeornst | ġeorndest |
| third person singular | ġeorneþ, ġeornþ | ġeornde |
| plural | ġeornaþ | ġeorndon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeorne | ġeornde |
| plural | ġeornen | ġeornden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeorn | |
| plural | ġeornaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeornende | (ġe)ġeorned | |
Conjugation of ġeornian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġeornian | ġeornienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeorniġe | ġeornode |
| second person singular | ġeornast | ġeornodest |
| third person singular | ġeornaþ | ġeornode |
| plural | ġeorniaþ | ġeornodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġeorniġe | ġeornode |
| plural | ġeorniġen | ġeornoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeorna | |
| plural | ġeorniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeorniende | (ġe)ġeornod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geornan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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