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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gǣsne
- barren, lifeless
- Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen ― that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty (Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 13; Cri. 850.)
- Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene ― This year was barren in mast-fruit (Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16)
- Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte ― The keepers lay lifeless on the sand (Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267)
Declension
Declension of gǣsne — Strong
Declension of gǣsne — Weak
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