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Old English · verb

sugan

Normalised sūgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈsuː.ɡɑn/
[ˈsuː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈsuː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
suck

Meaning

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of sugan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sūgesēagsēah
2nd singular sȳġstsuge
3rd singular sȳġþsēagsēah
Plural sūgaþsugon
Subjunctive
Singular sūgesuge
Plural sūgensugen
Non-finite forms of sugan
Form
Infinitive sūgan
Inflected infinitive sūgenne
Imperative singular sūgsūh
Imperative plural sūgaþ
Present participle sūgende
Past participle sogenġesogen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

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