Participles
| Present | ġesēċende |
| Past | ġesōht |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesēċe |
| 2nd sing. | ġesēċest; ġesēcst |
| 3rd sing. | ġesēċeþ; ġesēcþ |
| 1st plur. | ġesēċaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġesēċaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġesēċaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesōhte |
| 2nd sing. | ġesōhtest |
| 3rd sing. | ġesōhte |
| 1st plur. | ġesōhton |
| 2nd plur. | ġesōhton |
| 3rd plur. | ġesōhton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesēċe |
| 2nd sing. | ġesēċe |
| 3rd sing. | ġesēċe |
| 1st plur. | ġesēċen |
| 2nd plur. | ġesēċen |
| 3rd plur. | ġesēċen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesōhte |
| 2nd sing. | ġesōhte |
| 3rd sing. | ġesōhte |
| 1st plur. | ġesōhten |
| 2nd plur. | ġesōhten |
| 3rd plur. | ġesōhten |
Imperative
| Singular | ġesēċ |
| Plural | ġesēċaþ |
Verbs similar to 'gesecan'
geiecan,
gesacan,
gesecgan,
geseman,
geseþan,
asecan,
besecgan,
geberan,
gebetan,
gebrecan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gasōkijaną, equivalent to ġe- + sēċan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisōkian, Old High German gisuohhen, gisuochen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gasōkjan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*gasōkijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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Æfter þǣm Centenus Penula sē consul bæd þætte senatus him fultum sealdon, þæt hē mehte Hanibal mid ġefohte ġesēċan. (After that, the consul Centenius Penula asked that the Senate give him aid, so that he could seek to meet Hannibal in battle.)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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Þæt wǣron þā ǣrestan sċipu Denisċra manna þe Angelcynnes land ġesōhte. (Those were the first Danish ships that came to the land of the Angles.)
Cognates
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