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Old English · verb

abotian

Normalised ābōtian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈboː.ti.ɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈboː · ti · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
keep

Meaning

  1. to keep in repair

Conjugation

Conjugation of abotian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābōtiġeābōtode
2nd singular ābōtastābōtodest
3rd singular ābōtaþābōtode
Plural ābōtiaþābōtodon
Subjunctive
Singular ābōtiġeābōtode
Plural ābōtiġenābōtoden
Non-finite forms of abotian
Form
Infinitive ābōtian
Inflected infinitive ābōtienne
Imperative singular ābōta
Imperative plural ābōtiaþ
Present participle ābōtiende
Past participle ābōtod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + bōtian (“to keep in repair”).

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