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Old English · verb

basnian

Normalised bāsnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbɑːs.ni.ɑn/
[ˈbɑːz.ni.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈbɑːs · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
expectawait

Meaning

  1. to await, expect

Conjugation

Conjugation of basnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bāsniġebāsnode
2nd singular bāsnastbāsnodest
3rd singular bāsnaþbāsnode
Plural bāsniaþbāsnodon
Subjunctive
Singular bāsniġebāsnode
Plural bāsniġenbāsnoden
Non-finite forms of basnian
Form
Infinitive bāsnian
Inflected infinitive bāsnienne
Imperative singular bāsna
Imperative plural bāsniaþ
Present participle bāsniende
Past participle bāsnodġebāsnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bai(d)snōn, probably derived from Proto-Germanic *baidō (“expectation”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”).

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