bygan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bīġean, bīġan, bēġan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyː.jɑn/

Verb

bȳġan

1. (literal or figurative) to bend, bow down to, turn back

Conjugation

Conjugation of bȳġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bȳġan	bȳġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bȳġe	bȳġde
second person singular	bȳġest, bȳġst	bȳġdest
third person singular	bȳġeþ, bȳġþ	bȳġde
plural	bȳġaþ	bȳġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bȳġe	bȳġde
plural	bȳġen	bȳġden
imperative
singular	bȳġ
plural	bȳġaþ
participle	present	past
	bȳġende	(ġe)bȳġed

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BȲGAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BĪGAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BĒGAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.