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Old English · verb

bycgan

Normalised byċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbyj.jɑn/
[ˈbyd.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈbyj · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
buy

Meaning

  1. to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of bycgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular byċġebohte
2nd singular byġstbohtest
3rd singular byġþbohte
Plural byċġaþbohton
Subjunctive
Singular byċġebohte
Plural byċġenbohten
Non-finite forms of bycgan
Form
Infinitive byċġan
Inflected infinitive byċġenne
Imperative singular byġe
Imperative plural byċġaþ
Present participle byċġende
Past participle bohtġeboht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buggjan, from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon buggian, Gothic (bugjan).

Descendants

buy

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