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Old English · verb

bywan

Normalised bȳwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbyː.wɑn/
Syllables
ˈbyː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
polishadornrub

Meaning

  1. to rub, polish, adorn

Conjugation

Conjugation of bywan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bȳwebȳwde
2nd singular bȳwestbȳwstbȳwdest
3rd singular bȳweþbȳwþbȳwde
Plural bȳwaþbȳwdon
Subjunctive
Singular bȳwebȳwde
Plural bȳwenbȳwden
Non-finite forms of bywan
Form
Infinitive bȳwan
Inflected infinitive bȳwenne
Imperative singular bȳw
Imperative plural bȳwaþ
Present participle bȳwende
Past participle bȳwedġebȳwed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Norse búa (“to prepare”) and būan (“to dwell”).

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