gestincan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈstin.kɑn/, [jeˈstiŋ.kɑn]
Verb
ġestincan
- to smell (sense with the nose; transitive)
- Mid mīnum ġeposum ne mæġ iċ nāwiht ġestincan.
- With my cold, I can't smell a thing.
- c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Wē oft ġestincaþ mid ūrum nosum þæt wē mid ūrum ēagum ġesēon ne magon.
- We often smell with our noses what we can't see with our eyes.
- c. 996, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þæt wīf wundrode þæs wynsuman brǣðes, and cwæþ þæt hēo nǣfre ǣr nāht swelċes ne ġestunce.
- The woman was amazed at the delightful scent, and said she'd never smelled anything like it before.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġestincan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | ġestincan | ġestincenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġestince | ġestanc |
| second person singular | ġestincst | ġestunce |
| third person singular | ġestincþ | ġestanc |
| plural | ġestincaþ | ġestuncon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġestince | ġestunce |
| plural | ġestincen | ġestuncen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġestinc | |
| plural | ġestincaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġestincende | ġestuncen | |
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