Participles
| Present | ġeinniende |
| Past | ġeinnod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeinniġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġeinnast |
| 3rd sing. | ġeinnaþ |
| 1st plur. | ġeinniaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġeinniaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġeinniaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeinnode |
| 2nd sing. | ġeinnodest |
| 3rd sing. | ġeinnode |
| 1st plur. | ġeinnodon |
| 2nd plur. | ġeinnodon |
| 3rd plur. | ġeinnodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeinniġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġeinniġe |
| 3rd sing. | ġeinniġe |
| 1st plur. | ġeinniġen |
| 2nd plur. | ġeinniġen |
| 3rd plur. | ġeinniġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeinnode |
| 2nd sing. | ġeinnode |
| 3rd sing. | ġeinnode |
| 1st plur. | ġeinnoden |
| 2nd plur. | ġeinnoden |
| 3rd plur. | ġeinnoden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġeinna |
| Plural | ġeinniaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'geinnian'
gestaþolian,
gestaþelian,
gecræftgian,
geeofolsian,
gebeterian,
gewundian,
gemearcian,
gesyndrian,
gesparrian,
gefangian,
gewyrtian,
geþuxian,
geþolian,
geþafian,
geminsian,
gemetegian,
gefolgian,
gegaderian,
geforþian,
gemangian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'geinnian'
bennian,
dennian,
geagnian,
geanian,
gebennian,
gebicnian,
geendian,
geimpian,
geirnan,
gemanian,
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + innian.
Sample Sentences
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(a) property to a rightful owner
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(b) a person to a position
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c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in Lent"
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We lybbað mislice on twelf monðum: nu sceole we ure gymeleaste on þysne timan geinnian, and lybban Gode, we ðe oðrum timan us sylfum leofodon. (We live diversely for twelve months: now we shall at this time repair our heedlessness, and live to God, we who at other times have lived for ourselves.)
Cognates
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