gecepan

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Old English

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ cēpan (“to keep, observe”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġecēpan

  1. to be on the lookout for (someone)
    Hīe nān ōþer ðing nyston, būton ꝥ sē cāsere hēte heora ġecēpan,
    They knew nothing else, except that the emperor would give the order to be on the lookout for them,
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġecēpan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġecēpan ġecēpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġecēpe ġecēpte
second person singular ġecēpest, ġecēpst ġecēptest
third person singular ġecēpeþ, ġecēpþ ġecēpte
plural ġecēpaþ ġecēpton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġecēpe ġecēpte
plural ġecēpen ġecēpten
imperative
singular ġecēp
plural ġecēpaþ
participle present past
ġecēpende ġecēped
Descendants
  • Middle English: ikepen, ykepen

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ ċēpan (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġeċēpan

  1. to buy
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeċēpan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġeċēpan ġeċēpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeċēpe ġeċēpte
second person singular ġeċēpest, ġeċēpst ġeċēptest
third person singular ġeċēpeþ, ġeċēpþ ġeċēpte
plural ġeċēpaþ ġeċēpton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeċēpe ġeċēpte
plural ġeċēpen ġeċēpten
imperative
singular ġeċēp
plural ġeċēpaþ
participle present past
ġeċēpende ġeċēped
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