begyrdan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From be- + gyrdan. Cognate with Old High German bigurten (“to begird”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan, “to begird”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
begyrdan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of begyrdan (weak class 1)
infinitive | begyrdan | begyrdenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | begyrde | begyrde |
second person singular | begyrdest, begyrst, begyrtst | begyrdest |
third person singular | begyrdeþ, begyrt | begyrde |
plural | begyrdaþ | begyrdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | begyrde | begyrde |
plural | begyrden | begyrden |
imperative | ||
singular | begyrd | |
plural | begyrdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
begyrdende | begyrded |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “begyrdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.