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Old English · verb

abifian

Normalised ābifian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈbi.fi.ɑn/
[ɑːˈbi.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbi · fi · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
trembleshakequake

Meaning

  1. to tremble, shake

  2. to quake

Conjugation

Conjugation of abifian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābifiġeābifode
2nd singular ābifastābifodest
3rd singular ābifaþābifode
Plural ābifiaþābifodon
Subjunctive
Singular ābifiġeābifode
Plural ābifiġenābifoden
Non-finite forms of abifian
Form
Infinitive ābifian
Inflected infinitive ābifienne
Imperative singular ābifa
Imperative plural ābifiaþ
Present participle ābifiende
Past participle ābifod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + bifian (“to tremble, shake”).

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