"gesittan" meaning in Old English

See gesittan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jeˈsit.tɑn/
Etymology: From ġe- + sittan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisittian, Old High German gisizzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|ġe|sittan}} ġe- + sittan, {{cog|osx|gisittian}} Old Saxon gisittian, {{cog|goh|gisizzen}} Old High German gisizzen, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan) Head templates: {{ang-verb|ġesittan}} ġesittan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ġesittan<s5>}} Forms: ġesittan [canonical], strong [table-tags], ġesittan [infinitive], ġesittenne [infinitive], ġesitte [first-person, present, singular], ġesæt [first-person, past, singular], ġesitst [present, second-person, singular], ġesǣte [past, second-person, singular], ġesitt [present, singular, third-person], ġesit [present, singular, third-person], ġesæt [past, singular, third-person], ġesittaþ [plural, present], ġesǣton [past, plural], ġesitte [present, singular], ġesǣte [past, singular], ġesitten [plural, present], ġesǣten [past, plural], ġesite [imperative, past, present, singular], ġesittaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ġesittende [imperative, present], ġeseten [imperative, past]
  1. to take a seat, come to rest, sit down, recline
    Sense id: en-gesittan-ang-verb-UtwULUh2 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: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4
  2. to settle, dwell, reside, stay, live in
    Sense id: en-gesittan-ang-verb-W75MRydW
  3. to occupy, inhabit
    Sense id: en-gesittan-ang-verb-2-bB1qZM
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "isitten"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: isitten",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: isitten"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ġe",
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon gisittian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gisizzen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German gisizzen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ġe- + sittan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisittian, Old High German gisizzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ġesittan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesæt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesæt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeseten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġesittan"
      },
      "expansion": "ġesittan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġesittan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 11 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 16 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with ge-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 8 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take a seat, come to rest, sit down, recline"
      ],
      "id": "en-gesittan-ang-verb-UtwULUh2",
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "rest",
          "rest"
        ],
        [
          "sit down",
          "sit down"
        ],
        [
          "recline",
          "recline"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to settle, dwell, reside, stay, live in"
      ],
      "id": "en-gesittan-ang-verb-W75MRydW",
      "links": [
        [
          "settle",
          "settle"
        ],
        [
          "dwell",
          "dwell"
        ],
        [
          "reside",
          "reside"
        ],
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to occupy, inhabit"
      ],
      "id": "en-gesittan-ang-verb-2-bB1qZM",
      "links": [
        [
          "occupy",
          "occupy"
        ],
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jeˈsit.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gesittan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 5 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms prefixed with ge-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "isitten"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: isitten",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: isitten"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ġe",
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "gisittian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon gisittian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gisizzen"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ġe- + sittan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisittian, Old High German gisizzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ġesittan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesæt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesæt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesitten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesǣten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesittende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeseten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġesittan"
      },
      "expansion": "ġesittan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġesittan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take a seat, come to rest, sit down, recline"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "rest",
          "rest"
        ],
        [
          "sit down",
          "sit down"
        ],
        [
          "recline",
          "recline"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to settle, dwell, reside, stay, live in"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "settle",
          "settle"
        ],
        [
          "dwell",
          "dwell"
        ],
        [
          "reside",
          "reside"
        ],
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to occupy, inhabit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occupy",
          "occupy"
        ],
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jeˈsit.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gesittan"
}

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