"gehagian" meaning in Old English

See gehagian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jeˈxɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [jeˈhɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gahagōn, equivalent to ġe- + *hagian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gahagōn}} Proto-West Germanic *gahagōn, {{pre|ang|ġe-|*hagian}} ġe- + *hagian Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=ġehagian}} ġehagian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ġehagian<w2>}} Forms: ġehagian [canonical], weak [table-tags], ġehagian [infinitive], ġehagienne [infinitive], ġehagiġe [first-person, present, singular], ġehagode [first-person, past, singular], ġehagast [present, second-person, singular], ġehagodest [past, second-person, singular], ġehagaþ [present, singular, third-person], ġehagode [past, singular, third-person], ġehagiaþ [plural, present], ġehagodon [past, plural], ġehagiġe [present, singular], ġehagode [past, singular], ġehagiġen [plural, present], ġehagoden [past, plural], ġehaga [imperative, past, present, singular], ġehagiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ġehagiende [imperative, present], ġehagod [imperative, past]
  1. to please
    Sense id: en-gehagian-ang-verb-VCJemZbR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 35 35 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 14 15 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 24 24
  2. to be convenient or suitable for a person to have to do something [+accusative]
    Sense id: en-gehagian-ang-verb-FBv22v~R Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 35 35 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 14 15 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 24 24
  3. to be within the means or power of a person [+accusative]
    Sense id: en-gehagian-ang-verb-JR-NVDw2 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 35 35 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 14 15 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 24 24
  4. to be within the means or power of a person [+dative]
    Sense id: en-gehagian-ang-verb-JR-NVDw21 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 35 35 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 14 15 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 27 24 24
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          "english": "With such inherited wealth as shall then be proper, […]",
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        "to be within the means or power of a person"
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      "ipa": "[jeˈhɑ.ɣi.ɑn]"
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  ],
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