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Old English · verb

abywan

Normalised ābȳwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈbyː.wɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbyː · wɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
polishrub

Meaning

  1. to rub, polish

  2. to cleanse a soul

Conjugation

Conjugation of abywan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābȳweābȳwde
2nd singular ābȳwestābȳwstābȳwdest
3rd singular ābȳweþābȳwþābȳwde
Plural ābȳwaþābȳwdon
Subjunctive
Singular ābȳweābȳwde
Plural ābȳwenābȳwden
Non-finite forms of abywan
Form
Infinitive ābȳwan
Inflected infinitive ābȳwenne
Imperative singular ābȳw
Imperative plural ābȳwaþ
Present participle ābȳwende
Past participle ābȳwed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + bȳwan (“to rub, polish, adorn”).

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