bigan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From bi- + gān.
Verb
bigān
- to do, to carry out
- to hold, to celebrate
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: begâen
- Dutch: begaan
Further reading
- “bigān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiː.jɑn/
Verb
bīġan
- Alternative form of bīeġan
Conjugation
Conjugation of bīġan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | bīġan | bīġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bīġe | bīġde |
| second person singular | bīġest, bīġst | bīġdest |
| third person singular | bīġeþ, bīġþ | bīġde |
| plural | bīġaþ | bīġdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bīġe | bīġde |
| plural | bīġen | bīġden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bīġ | |
| plural | bīġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bīġende | (ġe)bīġed | |
Old Saxon
Verb
bigan
- Alternative form of bigangan
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡan/, /ˈbɪɡan/
Verb
bigan
- Soft mutation of pigan.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pigan | bigan | mhigan | phigan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||