punian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“rubble, debris”). Of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Ancient Greek βυζόν (buzón, “compact, close together”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

pūnian

  1. to pound, crush (up)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pūnian (weak class 2)
infinitive pūnian pūnienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular pūniġe pūnode
second person singular pūnast pūnodest
third person singular pūnaþ pūnode
plural pūniaþ pūnodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular pūniġe pūnode
plural pūniġen pūnoden
imperative
singular pūna
plural pūniaþ
participle present past
pūniende (ġe)pūnod

Descendants

  • Middle English: pounen

References

  1. ^ Wood, F. A. (1905). Indo-European Ax: Axi: Axu: A Study in Ablaut and in Word Formation. Germany: K.J. Trubner., p. 51
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