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Old English · verb

punian

Normalised pūnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈpuː.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈpuː · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
punpound

Meaning

  1. to pound, crush (up)

Conjugation

Conjugation of punian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular pūniġepūnode
2nd singular pūnastpūnodest
3rd singular pūnaþpūnode
Plural pūniaþpūnodon
Subjunctive
Singular pūniġepūnode
Plural pūniġenpūnoden
Non-finite forms of punian
Form
Infinitive pūnian
Inflected infinitive pūnienne
Imperative singular pūna
Imperative plural pūniaþ
Present participle pūniende
Past participle pūnodġepūnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“rubble, debris”). Of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Ancient Greek βυζόν (buzón, “compact, close together”).

Descendants

pound, pun

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