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Old English · verb

abitan

Normalised ābītan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ɑːˈbiː.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbiː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
abitedevourfordoconsume

Meaning

  1. to bite, eat, consume, devour

  2. to kill, destroy, fordo

Conjugation

Conjugation of abitan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābīteābāt
2nd singular ābītstābite
3rd singular ābīttābītābāt
Plural ābītaþābiton
Subjunctive
Singular ābīteābite
Plural ābītenābiten
Non-finite forms of abitan
Form
Infinitive ābītan
Inflected infinitive ābītenne
Imperative singular ābīt
Imperative plural ābītaþ
Present participle ābītende
Past participle ābiten

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + bītan.

Descendants

abite

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