blodgian

Old English

Alternative forms

• blōdegian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōdagōn, equivalent to blōd +‎ -gian or possibly blōdiġ +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German bluotagōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbloːd.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈbloːd.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

blōdgian

1. to make or become bloody
2. to be bloodthirsty

Conjugation

Conjugation of blōdgian (weak class 2)

infinitive	blōdgian	blōdgienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	blōdgiġe	blōdgode
second person singular	blōdgast	blōdgodest
third person singular	blōdgaþ	blōdgode
plural	blōdgiaþ	blōdgodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	blōdgiġe	blōdgode
plural	blōdgiġen	blōdgoden
imperative
singular	blōdga
plural	blōdgiaþ
participle	present	past
	blōdgiende	(ġe)blōdgod

Derived terms

• ġeblōdgian

Descendants

• Middle English: *blodgien, blodeken
  • ⇒ Middle English: biblodgien

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “blódgian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.