gebiergan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ bierġan.

Pronunciation

Verb

ġebierġan

  1. to taste, sample; savour, relish
  2. to feast

Usage notes

  • A strong preterite ġebarg (perhaps as a reflex of a lost Proto-West Germanic strong verb *gabergan) also exists.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝebirȝyncȝe, ibiring