geniedan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġenīdan, ġenȳdan, ġenēdan

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ nīedan. Ultimately derived from nīed (“need, compulsion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈniːy̯.dɑn/

Verb

ġenīedan

  1. to force, compel
    Se reġn mē ġenīedde þæt iċ æt hām belāf.
    The rain compelled me to stay home.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"
      Wē sind ġemanode and ġelaðode tō Godes rīċe, ac wē ne sind nā ġenīedde.
      We are exhorted and invited to God's kingdom, but we are not forced.
    • c. 900, the Old English Orosius
      Hē ġenīedde bēġen þā cyningas þæt hīe sealdon heora suna tō ġīslum.
      He forced both the kings to give their sons as hostages.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġenīedan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġenīedan tō ġenīedenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġenīede ġenīedde
2nd-person singular ġenīetst ġenīeddest
3rd-person singular ġenīett ġenīedde
plural ġenīedaþ ġenīeddon
subjunctive present past
singular ġenīede ġenīedde
plural ġenīeden ġenīedden
imperative
singular ġenīed
plural ġenīedaþ
participle present past
ġenīedende ġenīeded, ġenīed
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