swegan
Old English
Alternative forms
- sƿēġan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweːjɑn/
Verb
swēġan
- to make a noise
- to rush, roar, crash
- to produce tones
- to sing or play music
- to signify by sound
Conjugation
Conjugation of swēġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | swēġan | tō swēġenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | swēġe | swēġde |
2nd-person singular | swēġest | swēġdest |
3rd-person singular | swēġeþ | swēġde |
plural | swēġaþ | swēġdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | swēġe | swēġde |
plural | swēġen | swēġden |
imperative | ||
singular | swēġ | |
plural | swēġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swēġende | (ġe)swēġed |
Derived terms
- āswēġan
- onswēġan
Further reading
- SWĒĠAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary