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Old English · verb

meþgian

Normalised mēþgian

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

Meaning

  1. to weary, fatigue, or impair

Conjugation

Conjugation of meþgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mēþgiġemēþgode
2nd singular mēþgastmēþgodest
3rd singular mēþgaþmēþgode
Plural mēþgiaþmēþgodon
Subjunctive
Singular mēþgiġemēþgode
Plural mēþgiġenmēþgoden
Non-finite forms of meþgian
Form
Infinitive mēþgian
Inflected infinitive mēþgienne
Imperative singular mēþga
Imperative plural mēþgiaþ
Present participle mēþgiende
Past participle mēþgodġemēþgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōþīgōn, equivalent to *mēþe (“weariness”) + -gian and/or mēþiġ (“weary”) + -ian.

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