Participles
| Present | ġeneriende |
| Past | ġenered |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġenerie |
| 2nd sing. | ġenerest |
| 3rd sing. | ġenereþ |
| 1st plur. | ġeneriaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġeneriaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġeneriaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġenerede |
| 2nd sing. | ġeneredest |
| 3rd sing. | ġenerede |
| 1st plur. | ġeneredon |
| 2nd plur. | ġeneredon |
| 3rd plur. | ġeneredon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġenerie |
| 2nd sing. | ġenerie |
| 3rd sing. | ġenerie |
| 1st plur. | ġenerien |
| 2nd plur. | ġenerien |
| 3rd plur. | ġenerien |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġenerede |
| 2nd sing. | ġenerede |
| 3rd sing. | ġenerede |
| 1st plur. | ġenereden |
| 2nd plur. | ġenereden |
| 3rd plur. | ġenereden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġenere |
| Plural | ġeneriaþ |
Verbs similar to 'generian'
geerian,
geherian,
beterian,
bewerian,
gaderian,
geberan,
gebyrian,
genamian,
genemnan,
geneosian,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ganazjaną, equivalent to ġe- + nerian. Akin to Old Saxon ginerian, Old High German ginerien, ginerren. See: Old Saxon '
ginerian'.
Sample Sentences
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And hē his feorh ġenerede, and þēah hē wæs oft ġewundod.
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And he saved his life, though he was often wounded. (Lot told the angel, "There's a little town around here, very close by, where I can preserve my life. It's a little one, but I can live there.") [Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 755]
Cognates
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