biegan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bīġan
• bȳġan — Late West Saxon
• bēġan — Anglian, Kentish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baugijan. 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)

1. to bend or curve
2. to turn (toward or away from something)
3. to humiliate, subdue
4. (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

Derived terms

• bīeġels
• ġebīeġan
• ġebīeġednes

Related terms

• bēag
• bōg
• boga
• būgan
• byġe
• byht

Descendants

• Middle English: bēgen
  • English: bay