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Old English · verb

abugan

Normalised ābūgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ɑːˈbuː.ɡɑn/
[ɑːˈbuː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbuː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
submitdeviateswervereverenceretireincline

Meaning

  1. to bow, incline, bend, submit, do reverence

  2. to swerve, turn (to, from, or away), deviate

  3. to withdraw, retire; be bent or turned, turn oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of abugan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābūgeābēagābēah
2nd singular ābȳġstābuge
3rd singular ābȳġþābēagābēah
Plural ābūgaþābugon
Subjunctive
Singular ābūgeābuge
Plural ābūgenābugen
Non-finite forms of abugan
Form
Infinitive ābūgan
Inflected infinitive ābūgenne
Imperative singular ābūgābūh
Imperative plural ābūgaþ
Present participle ābūgende
Past participle ābogen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + būgan.

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