gecweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- + cweþan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈkweðɑn/

Verb

ġecweþan

  1. to speak
  2. (transitive or intransitive or with clause) to say
  3. to tell
  4. to declare, announce
  5. to settle
    (a) to agree upon or arrange a time or course of action
    (b) to settle a regulation, law, or ordinance
  6. to offer, propose
  7. to order; to give orders for
  8. to call, name
    (a) to call a person or place
    (b) to call a name
    (c) to call an object by some identity
    (d) to name, mention, or speak of
    (e) to describe an object

Conjugation

  • ġecwide m (condition, agreement, will)
  • ġecwidrǣden f (an agreement, contract, statute)
  • ġecwiss m (conspiracy, consent)

References

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