bygan

Old English

Alternative forms

bīgean, bīgan, bēgan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbyːɣɑn/

Verb

bȳgan

(literally or figuratively) to bend, bow down to, turn back

Conjugation

Conjugation of bȳgan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	bȳgan	tō bȳgenne
1st-person singular	bȳge	bȳgde
2nd-person singular	bȳgest	bȳgdest
3rd-person singular	bȳgeþ	bȳgde
plural	bȳgaþ	bȳgdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	bȳge	bȳgde
plural	bȳgen	bȳgden
imperative
singular	bȳge
plural	bȳgaþ
participle	present	past
	bȳgende	(ġe)bȳged

Further reading

BȲGAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
BĪGAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
BĒGAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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