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)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	bīeġan	bīeġenne
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

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: bēgen
- English: bay

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