biegan
Old English
Alternative forms
- bīġan, bȳġan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian beia, Old Saxon bōgian, Old Dutch bōgen, Old High German bougen, Old Norse beygja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yː.jɑn/
Verb
bīeġan (transitive)
- to bend or curve
- to turn (toward or away from something)
- to humiliate, subdue
- (grammar) to inflect
Usage notes
- The intransitive equivalent is būgan.
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 |
Related terms
- bēag
- bōg
- boga
- būgan
- byġe
- byht
Derived terms
- bīeġels
- ġebīeġan
- ġebīeġednes
Descendants
- Middle English: bēgen
- English: bay