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Old English · verb

bitian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbi.ti.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈbi · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
chew

Meaning

  1. to bite, take a bite

  2. to chew, eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of bitian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bitiġebitode
2nd singular bitastbitodest
3rd singular bitaþbitode
Plural bitiaþbitodon
Subjunctive
Singular bitiġebitode
Plural bitiġenbitoden
Non-finite forms of bitian
Form
Infinitive bitian
Inflected infinitive bitienne
Imperative singular bita
Imperative plural bitiaþ
Present participle bitiende

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bitōn.

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