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Old English · verb

bisgian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbis.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈbiz.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈbis · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
occupybusybotheroccupiedharass

Meaning

  1. to occupy, busy (keep oneself occupied)

  2. to harass, bother

Conjugation

Conjugation of bisgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bisgiġebisgode
2nd singular bisgastbisgodest
3rd singular bisgaþbisgode
Plural bisgiaþbisgodon
Subjunctive
Singular bisgiġebisgode
Plural bisgiġenbisgoden
Non-finite forms of bisgian
Form
Infinitive bisgian
Inflected infinitive bisgienne
Imperative singular bisga
Imperative plural bisgiaþ
Present participle bisgiende
Past participle bisgodġebisgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn, equivalent to bisiġ + -ian.

Descendants

busy

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