gedigan

Old English

Etymology

From deah.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈdiːɣɑn/

Verb

ġedīgan

  1. to survive, endure
    • Godfremmendra swylcum gifeþe bið þæt þone hilderæs hal gedigeþ. It is always granted to those who do good that they survive the battle-charge unhurt. (Beowulf ll. 299-300)
    • Hwæþere ic fara feng feore gedigde / siþes werig. Yet I survived with my life from my foes' grasp, weary from the journey. (Beowulf, ll. 578-9)

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġedīgan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġedīgan tō ġedīganne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġedīge ġedīgde
2nd-person singular ġedīgest ġedīgdest
3rd-person singular ġedīgeþ ġedīgde
plural ġedīgaþ ġedīgdon
subjunctive present past
singular ġedīge ġedīgde
plural ġedīgen ġedīgden
imperative
singular ġedīge
plural ġedīgaþ
participle present past
ġedīgende ġedīged
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