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Old English · verb

blodgian

Normalised blōdgian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈbloːd.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈbloːd.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈbloːd · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: bebloody bloody bloodthirsty

Meaning

to make or become bloody
to be bloodthirsty

Conjugation

Conjugation of blodgian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	blōdgiġe	blōdgode
2nd singular	blōdgast	blōdgodest
3rd singular	blōdgaþ	blōdgode
Plural	blōdgiaþ	blōdgodon
Subjunctive
Singular	blōdgiġe	blōdgode
Plural	blōdgiġen	blōdgoden

Non-finite forms of blodgian
	Form
Infinitive	blōdgian
Inflected infinitive	blōdgienne
Imperative singular	blōdga
Imperative plural	blōdgiaþ
Present participle	blōdgiende
Past participle	blōdgod ġeblōdgod

All forms (15)

blōdgiġe
blōdgode
blōdgast
blōdgodest
blōdgaþ
blōdgiaþ
blōdgodon
blōdgiġen
blōdgoden
blōdgian
blōdgienne
blōdga
blōdgiende
blōdgod
ġeblōdgod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōdagōn, equivalent to blōd + -gian or possibly blōdiġ + -ian. Cognate with Old High German bluotagōn.

Descendants

bebloody, bloody

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