gieman
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈji͜yː.mɑn/
Verb
ġīeman
- to care for; to take care of [with genitive or accusative]
- to regard, observe, keep [with genitive or accusative]
- to heed; to take heed of [with genitive or accusative]
- to cure [with genitive or accusative]
Usage notes
Ġīeman almost always takes a genitive-case object, although it occasionally takes the accusative instead.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġīeman (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ġīeman | ġīemenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġīeme | ġīemde |
| second person singular | ġīemest, ġīemst | ġīemdest |
| third person singular | ġīemeþ, ġīemþ | ġīemde |
| plural | ġīemaþ | ġīemdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġīeme | ġīemde |
| plural | ġīemen | ġīemden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġīem | |
| plural | ġīemaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġīemende | (ġe)ġīemed | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: yemen, ȝeme, ȝemen, ȝime, yeme, gemen, ȝeomen (Early Middle English), ȝemenn (Ormulum), ȝheme, ȝyme (Northwest Midland), gieme, ȝem, yheme, yieme (Northern), ȝheyme (Early Scots)
- Middle Scots: ȝeme
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠȲMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠĒMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.