gelæccan

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Old English

Etymology

From ge- +‎ læċċan.

Verb

ġelæċċan

  1. to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)
    Iċ wille wyrd ġelæċċan be þǣre þrotan.
    I want to seize fate by the throat.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr"
      Þā sē enġel ġelǣhte hine be þām feaxe and hine bær tō Babylōne.
      Then the angel grabbed him by the hair and carried him to Babylon.
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 1009
      Hē wolde Wulnōþ ġelæċċan cwicne oþþe dēadne.
      He wanted to take Wulnoth dead or alive.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "St. Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome"
      Þæs cāseres hēahġerēfa Germānus ġelǣhte þone pistol æt Gregories ǣrendracan and hine tōtær.
      The emperor's prefect Germanus snatched the letter out of Gregory's messenger's hand and tore it to pieces.
  2. to pick up food
  3. to catch a disease
  4. to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġelæċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġelæċċan ġelæċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġelæċċe ġelǣhte
second person singular ġelæċest ġelǣhtest
third person singular ġelæċeþ ġelǣhte
plural ġelæċċaþ ġelǣhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġelæċċe ġelǣhte
plural ġelæċċen ġelǣhten
imperative
singular ġelæċe
plural ġelæċċaþ
participle present past
ġelæċċende ġelǣht

References

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