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Old English · verb

ofstigan

Normalised ofstīgan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class I
IPA: /ofˈstiː.ɡɑn/
[ofˈstiː.ɣɑn]
Syllables: of · ˈstiː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: descend ascend

Meaning

to descend
to depart
to ascend

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofstigan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ofstīge	ofstāg ofstāh
2nd singular	ofstīġst	ofstige
3rd singular	ofstīġþ	ofstāg ofstāh
Plural	ofstīgaþ	ofstigon
Subjunctive
Singular	ofstīge	ofstige
Plural	ofstīgen	ofstigen

Non-finite forms of ofstigan
	Form
Infinitive	ofstīgan
Inflected infinitive	ofstīgenne
Imperative singular	ofstīġ
Imperative plural	ofstīgaþ
Present participle	ofstīgende
Past participle	ofstiġen

All forms (15)

ofstīge
ofstāg
ofstāh
ofstīġst
ofstige
ofstīġþ
ofstīgaþ
ofstigon
ofstīgen
ofstigen
ofstīgan
ofstīgenne
ofstīġ
ofstīgende
ofstiġen

Etymology

By surface analysis, of- + stīgan

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