bugen

See also: Bugen, bügen, and Bügen

Danish

Noun

bugen

  1. definite singular of bug

Japanese

Romanization

bugen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶげん

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German būgen, from Old Saxon bugan.

Verb

bugen (third-person singular simple present büggt, past tense boog, past participle bagen, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

  1. to bow

Conjugation
Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)
infinitive bugen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular buug boog
2nd person singular büggs(t) boogs(t)
3rd person singular bügg(t) boog
plural buugt, buugen bogen
imperative present —
singular buug
plural buugt
participle present past
bugen (e)bagen, gebagen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *būgan.

Verb

bugen

  1. to bend
  2. to bow (in submission)
  3. to yield, to give way (to a force)

Inflection
Strong class 2
Infinitive bugen
3rd sg. past bôoch
3rd pl. past bōgen
Past participle gebōgen
Infinitive bugen
In genitive bugens
In dative bugene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular buge bôoch
2nd singular buuchs, buges bōochs, bōges
3rd singular buucht, buget bôoch
1st plural bugen bōgen
2nd plural buucht, buget bōocht, bōget
3rd plural bugen bōgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular buge bōge
2nd singular buuchs, buges bōges
3rd singular buge bōge
1st plural bugen bōgen
2nd plural buucht, buget bōget
3rd plural bugen bōgen
Imperative Present
Singular buuch, buge
Plural buucht, buget
Present Past
Participle bugende gebōgen

Derived terms
  • gebugen
  • verbugen

Descendants
  • Dutch: buigen
  • Limburgish: buge

Further reading
  • “bughen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bugen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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