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Old English · verb

bregan

Normalised brēgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbreː.ɡɑn/
[ˈbreː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈbreː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
frightenterrify

Meaning

  1. to terrify, frighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of bregan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular brēgebrēgde
2nd singular brēgestbrēgstbrēgdest
3rd singular brēgeþbrēgþbrēgde
Plural brēgaþbrēgdon
Subjunctive
Singular brēgebrēgde
Plural brēgenbrēgden
Non-finite forms of bregan
Form
Infinitive brēgan
Inflected infinitive brēgenne
Imperative singular brēgbrēh
Imperative plural brēgaþ
Present participle brēgende
Past participle brēgedġebrēged

All forms (18)

Etymology

Related to blōga.

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