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Old English · verb

ecgian

Normalised eċġian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈej.ji.ɑn/
[ˈed.d͡ʒi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈej · ji · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
provideedge

Meaning

  1. to edge, provide with an edge

Conjugation

Conjugation of ecgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular eċġiġeeċġode
2nd singular eċġasteċġodest
3rd singular eċġaþeċġode
Plural eċġiaþeċġodon
Subjunctive
Singular eċġiġeeċġode
Plural eċġiġeneċġoden
Non-finite forms of ecgian
Form
Infinitive eċġian
Inflected infinitive eċġienne
Imperative singular eċġa
Imperative plural eċġiaþ
Present participle eċġiende
Past participle eċġodġeeċġod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From eċġ + -ian. Compare Old Norse eggja.

Descendants

edge

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