ceosan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“taste, choose”).

Cognate with Old Frisian kiāsa, Old Saxon kiosan, Old High German kiosan, Old Norse kjósa, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin gustus (“taste”), Albanian desha (“chosen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.sɑn/,

Verb

ċēosan

  1. to choose, select
  2. to elect
  3. to accept

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċēosan (strong class 2)
infinitive ċēosan ċēosenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċēose ċēas
second person singular ċīest cure
third person singular ċīest ċēas
plural ċēosaþ curon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċēose cure
plural ċēosen curen
imperative
singular ċēos
plural ċēosaþ
participle present past
ċēosende (ġe)coren

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