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Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to ġe- +‎ sellan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈsel.lɑn/, [jeˈseɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

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ġesellan

  1. to give
  2. to grant or bestow (as by God)
  3. to deliver, hand to
  4. to hand over
    (a) to entrust, commit give into the keeping of
    (b) to give in marriage
    (c) to give up or yield up to a hostile power (with dative and/or preposition)
    (d) to betray
    (e) to dedicate to God, consecrate
  5. to give in exchange
    (a) to sell for (+ wiþ)
    (b) to sell at (+ tō)
    (c) to sell
    (d) to give in payment
  6. to give what may be demanded; to pay tribute, tax, fine or compensation
  7. to give up, surrender, lose
  8. to give forth or put forth words or statements; to make sound
  9. to offer, present, or show for consideration
  10. to assign, appoint
  11. to make have
    (a) to cause to receive a benefit or injury
    (b) to produce a state or feeling in a person or thing

Conjugation

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