gitsian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġīetsian, ġȳtsian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gīdisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- (“to desire, be covetous”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiːtsiɑn/

Verb

ġītsian

  1. to covet; desire; crave; be greedy or desirous for

Inflection
Conjugation of ġītsian (weak class 2)
infinitive ġītsian tō ġītsienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġītsie
ġītsiġe		 ġītsode
2nd-person singular ġītsast ġītsodest
3rd-person singular ġītsaþ ġītsode
plural ġītsiaþ
ġītsiġaþ		 ġītsodon
subjunctive present past
singular ġītsie
ġītsiġe		 ġītsode
plural ġītsien
ġītsiġen		 ġītsoden
imperative
singular ġītsa
plural ġītsiaþ
ġītsiġaþ
participle present past
ġītsiende
ġītsiġende		 (ġe)ġītsod

Derived terms
  • ġeġītsian
  • ġītsere
  • ġītsiendlīċ
  • ġītsung

Descendants
  • Middle English: gitsigen, ȝitsien, ȝiscen, yitsen
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