biegan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian beia, Old Saxon bōgian, Old Dutch bōgen, Old High German bougen, Old Norse beygja.

Pronunciation

Verb

bīeġan (transitive)

  1. to bend or curve
  2. to turn (toward or away from something)
  3. to humiliate, subdue
  4. (grammar) to inflect

Usage notes

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīeġan (weak class 1)
infinitive bīeġan bīeġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bīeġe bīeġde
second person singular bīeġest, bīeġst bīeġdest
third person singular bīeġeþ, bīeġþ bīeġde
plural bīeġaþ bīeġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bīeġe bīeġde
plural bīeġen bīeġden
imperative
singular bīeġ
plural bīeġaþ
participle present past
bīeġende (ġe)bīeġed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: bēgen
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