generian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeneriġan, ġenerġan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganazjaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ nerian. Akin to Old Saxon ginerian, Old High German ginerien, ginerren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈner.jɑn/, [jeˈnerˠ.jɑn]
• IPA^(key): /jeˈne.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ġenerian

1. to save, deliver, take away, set free, preserve, defend
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 755

     And hē his feorh ġenerede, and þēah hē wæs oft ġewundod.

     And he saved his life, though he was often wounded.

     Loth cwæþ tō þām engle, "Hēr is ān lȳtlu burg swīðe nēah þǣr iċ mæġ mīn feorh ġenerian. Hēo is ān lȳtlu, and þēah iċ mæġ þǣr on libban."

     Lot told the angel, "There's a little town around here, very close by, where I can preserve my life. It's a little one, but I can live there."

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġenerian (weak, class 1)

infinitive	ġenerian	ġenerienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġenerie	ġenerede
second person singular	ġenerest	ġeneredest
third person singular	ġenereþ	ġenerede
plural	ġeneriaþ	ġeneredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġenerie	ġenerede
plural	ġenerien	ġenereden
imperative
singular	ġenere
plural	ġeneriaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeneriende	ġenered