geteorian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġetēoriġan, ġetēoriġean, ġetīorian, ġetȳrian

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ tēorian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈte͜oː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ġetēorian

1. (intransitive) to be tired, faint, or weary
2. (intransitive) to fail, languish, cease, perish
3. (intransitive, material) to get exhausted

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetēorian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	ġetēorian	ġetēorienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġetēoriġe	ġetēorode
second person singular	ġetēorast	ġetēorodest
third person singular	ġetēoraþ	ġetēorode
plural	ġetēoriaþ	ġetēorodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġetēoriġe	ġetēorode
plural	ġetēoriġen	ġetēoroden
imperative
singular	ġetēora
plural	ġetēoriaþ
participle	present	past
	ġetēoriende	ġetēorod

Derived terms

• ġetēoriġendlīċ (“defective, imperfect”)
• ġetēoriġendlīċe
• ġetēorodnes f (“exhaustion”)
• ġetēorung f (“failing, fainting”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921