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Old English · verb

abiterian

Normalised ābiterian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈbi.ter.jɑn/
[ɑːˈbi.terˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbi · ter · jɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
embitter

Meaning

  1. to be or become bitter

  2. to make bitter, embitter

Conjugation

Conjugation of abiterian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābiteriġeābiterode
2nd singular ābiterastābiterodest
3rd singular ābiteraþābiterode
Plural ābiteriaþābiterodon
Subjunctive
Singular ābiteriġeābiterode
Plural ābiteriġenābiteroden
Non-finite forms of abiterian
Form
Infinitive ābiterian
Inflected infinitive ābiterienne
Imperative singular ābitera
Imperative plural ābiteriaþ
Present participle ābiteriende
Past participle ābiterod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + biterian (“to be or become bitter”).

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