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Old English · verb

famgian

Normalised fāmgian

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

Meaning

  1. to foam, froth

Conjugation

Conjugation of famgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fāmgiġefāmgode
2nd singular fāmgastfāmgodest
3rd singular fāmgaþfāmgode
Plural fāmgiaþfāmgodon
Subjunctive
Singular fāmgiġefāmgode
Plural fāmgiġenfāmgoden
Non-finite forms of famgian
Form
Infinitive fāmgian
Inflected infinitive fāmgienne
Imperative singular fāmga
Imperative plural fāmgiaþ
Present participle fāmgiende
Past participle fāmgodġefāmgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faimagōn, equivalent to fām + -gian and fāmiġ + -ian.

Descendants

foam

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