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Old English · verb

eggian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈeɡ.ɡi.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈeɡ · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: egg excite

Meaning

to excite, egg

Conjugation

Conjugation of eggian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	eggiġe	eggode
2nd singular	eggast	eggodest
3rd singular	eggaþ	eggode
Plural	eggiaþ	eggodon
Subjunctive
Singular	eggiġe	eggode
Plural	eggiġen	eggoden

Non-finite forms of eggian
	Form
Infinitive	eggian
Inflected infinitive	eggienne
Imperative singular	egga
Imperative plural	eggiaþ
Present participle	eggiende
Past participle	eggod ġeeggod

All forms (15)

eggiġe
eggode
eggast
eggodest
eggaþ
eggiaþ
eggodon
eggiġen
eggoden
eggian
eggienne
egga
eggiende
eggod
ġeeggod

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse eggja.

Descendants

egg

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