Participles
| Present | ġesittende |
| Past | ġeseten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesitte |
| 2nd sing. | ġesitst |
| 3rd sing. | ġesitt; ġesit |
| 1st plur. | ġesittaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġesittaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġesittaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesæt |
| 2nd sing. | ġesǣte |
| 3rd sing. | ġesæt |
| 1st plur. | ġesǣton |
| 2nd plur. | ġesǣton |
| 3rd plur. | ġesǣton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesitte |
| 2nd sing. | ġesitte |
| 3rd sing. | ġesitte |
| 1st plur. | ġesitten |
| 2nd plur. | ġesitten |
| 3rd plur. | ġesitten |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesǣte |
| 2nd sing. | ġesǣte |
| 3rd sing. | ġesǣte |
| 1st plur. | ġesǣten |
| 2nd plur. | ġesǣten |
| 3rd plur. | ġesǣten |
Imperative
| Singular | ġesite |
| Plural | ġesittaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'gesittan'
gesittan,
Verbs similar to 'gesittan'
besittan,
gemittan,
gesettan,
asittan,
besettan,
gedihtan,
gehirtan,
gelihtan,
gerihtan,
gesidian,
Etymology
From ġe- + sittan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisittian, Old High German gisizzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan).
Sample Sentences
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Swā cwæð snottor on mōde, · ġesæt him sundor æt rūne. (So said the wise in mind, sat alone with speech to himself.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme. (Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.)
Cognates
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