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Old English · verb

bedufan

Normalised bedūfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/beˈduː.fɑn/
[beˈduː.vɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈduː · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bedivebedovenimmersesubmergeputdrown

Meaning

  1. to put under, submerge, immerse, drown

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedufan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bedūfebedēaf
2nd singular bedȳfstbedufe
3rd singular bedȳfþbedēaf
Plural bedūfaþbedufon
Subjunctive
Singular bedūfebedufe
Plural bedūfenbedufen
Non-finite forms of bedufan
Form
Infinitive bedūfan
Inflected infinitive bedūfenne
Imperative singular bedūf
Imperative plural bedūfaþ
Present participle bedūfende
Past participle bedofen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From be- + dūfan (“to dive, sink”).

Descendants

bedive, bedoven

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