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Old English · verb

deagian

Normalised dēagian

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

Meaning

  1. to dye

Conjugation

Conjugation of deagian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dēagiġedēagode
2nd singular dēagastdēagodest
3rd singular dēagaþdēagode
Plural dēagiaþdēagodon
Subjunctive
Singular dēagiġedēagode
Plural dēagiġendēagoden
Non-finite forms of deagian
Form
Infinitive dēagian
Inflected infinitive dēagienne
Imperative singular dēaga
Imperative plural dēagiaþ
Present participle dēagiende
Past participle dēagodġedēagod

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, dēag (“dye”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

Descendants

deyen

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