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Old English · verb

ebbian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈeb.bi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈeb · bi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
recedeebb

Meaning

  1. to ebb, recede

Conjugation

Conjugation of ebbian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ebbiġeebbode
2nd singular ebbastebbodest
3rd singular ebbaþebbode
Plural ebbiaþebbodon
Subjunctive
Singular ebbiġeebbode
Plural ebbiġenebboden
Non-finite forms of ebbian
Form
Infinitive ebbian
Inflected infinitive ebbienne
Imperative singular ebba
Imperative plural ebbiaþ
Present participle ebbiende
Past participle ebbodġeebbod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn (“to ebb”)

Descendants

ebb

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