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Old English · verb

abregan

Normalised ābrēgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈbreː.ɡɑn/
[ɑːˈbreː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbreː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
terrifyfrighten

Meaning

  1. to terrify, frighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of abregan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābrēgeābrēgde
2nd singular ābrēgestābrēgstābrēgdest
3rd singular ābrēgeþābrēgþābrēgde
Plural ābrēgaþābrēgdon
Subjunctive
Singular ābrēgeābrēgde
Plural ābrēgenābrēgden
Non-finite forms of abregan
Form
Infinitive ābrēgan
Inflected infinitive ābrēgenne
Imperative singular ābrēgābrēh
Imperative plural ābrēgaþ
Present participle ābrēgende
Past participle ābrēged

All forms (17)

Etymology

From ā- + brēgan (“to terrify, frighten”).

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