swebban

Old English

Alternative forms

• sƿebban — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swabjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsweb.bɑn/

Verb

swebban

1. to send to sleep, lull

Conjugation

Conjugation of swebban (weak class 1)

infinitive	swebban	swebbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swebbe	swefede
second person singular	swefest	swefedest
third person singular	swefeþ	swefede
plural	swebbaþ	swefedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swebbe	swefede
plural	swebben	swefeden
imperative
singular	swefe
plural	swebbaþ
participle	present	past
	swebbende	(ġe)swefed

Descendants

• Middle English: swebben
  • English: sweb

References

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