eldertongue

Old English · verb

ofgan

Normalised ofgān

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/ofˈɡɑːn/
[ovˈɡɑːn]
Syllables
of · ˈɡɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
extortexactrequiresatisfactionwrestdemandseekstart

Meaning

  1. to require, demand, seek satisfaction for, exact with violence, extort; wrest

  2. to begin, start from

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ofgāofēode
2nd singular ofgǣstofēodest
3rd singular ofgǣþofēode
Plural ofgāþofēodon
Subjunctive
Singular ofgāofēode
Plural ofgānofēoden
Non-finite forms of ofgan
Form
Infinitive ofgān
Inflected infinitive ofgānne
Imperative singular ofgā
Imperative plural ofgāþ
Present participle ofgānde
Past participle ofgān

All forms (11)

Etymology

From of- + gān.

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