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Old English · verb

colgian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈkol.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈkoɫ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈkol · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
collowkellowkellycollyblacken

Meaning

  1. to blacken as coal

Conjugation

Conjugation of colgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular colgiġecolgode
2nd singular colgastcolgodest
3rd singular colgaþcolgode
Plural colgiaþcolgodon
Subjunctive
Singular colgiġecolgode
Plural colgiġencolgoden
Non-finite forms of colgian
Form
Infinitive colgian
Inflected infinitive colgienne
Imperative singular colga
Imperative plural colgiaþ
Present participle colgiende
Past participle colgodġecolgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal”), equivalent to col + -gian.

Descendants

collow, colly, kellow, kelly

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