ceosan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“taste, choose”).
Cognate with Old Frisian kiāsa, Old Saxon kiosan, Old High German kiosan, Old Norse kjósa, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin gustus (“taste”), Albanian desha (“chosen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.sɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.zɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of ċēosan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | ċēosan | ċēosenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ċēose | ċēas |
| second person singular | ċīest | cure |
| third person singular | ċīest | ċēas |
| plural | ċēosaþ | curon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ċēose | cure |
| plural | ċēosen | curen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ċēos | |
| plural | ċēosaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ċēosende | (ġe)coren | |
Coordinate terms
- cyre (“choice”)
Related terms
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