belgan

See also: Belgän

Esperanto

Adjective

belgan

1. accusative singular of belga

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *belgan, from Proto-Germanic *belganą.

Verb

belgan

1. to get angry

Inflection

Conjugation of belgan (strong class 3)

infinitive	belgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	belgo, belgon	balg
2nd person singular	bilgis	bulgi
3rd person singular	bilgit	balg
1st person plural	belgun	bulgon
2nd person plural	belgit	bulgot
3rd person plural	belgunt	bulgon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	belge	bulgi
2nd person singular	belgis	bulgi
3rd person singular	belge	bulgi
1st person plural	belgin	bulgin
2nd person plural	belgit	bulgit
3rd person plural	belgin	bulgin
imperative	present
singular	belg, bilg
plural	belgit
participle	present	past
	belgandi	bolgan, gibolgan

Derived terms

• irbelgan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: belgen
  • Dutch: belgen

Further reading

• “belgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *belgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbel.ɡɑn/, [ˈbeɫ.ɣɑn]

Verb

belgan

1. to become angry, to swell with rage

Conjugation

Conjugation of belgan (strong, class III)

infinitive	belgan	belgenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	belge	bealg, bealh
second person singular	bilġst	bulge
third person singular	bilġþ	bealg, bealh
plural	belgaþ	bulgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	belge	bulge
plural	belgen	bulgen
imperative
singular	belg, belh
plural	belgaþ
participle	present	past
	belgende	bolgen

Derived terms

• ābelgan

Descendants

• Middle English: belwen, belewe, belwe, belien (Middlesex), belwe (Oxfordshire)
  • English: bellow
  • Middle Scots: *bely, *bily
    • Scots: belly, billy, bully

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *belgan.

Verb

belgan

1. to become angry, get mad

Conjugation

Conjugation of belgan (strong class 3)

infinitive	belgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bilgu	balg
2nd person singular	bilgis	bulgi
3rd person singular	bilgid	balg
plural	belgad	bulgun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	belge	bulgi
2nd person singular	belges	bulgis
3rd person singular	belge	bulgi
plural	belgen	bulgin
imperative	present
singular	belg
plural	belgad
participle	present	past
	bilgandi	gibolgan, bolgan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: belgen
  • Low German: belgen