Old English · verb

swebban

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈsweb.bɑn/
Syllables: ˈsweb · bɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: sweb lull

Meaning

to send to sleep, lull

Conjugation

Conjugation of swebban
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	swebbe	swefede
2nd singular	swefest	swefedest
3rd singular	swefeþ	swefede
Plural	swebbaþ	swefedon
Subjunctive
Singular	swebbe	swefede
Plural	swebben	swefeden

Non-finite forms of swebban
	Form
Infinitive	swebban
Inflected infinitive	swebbenne
Imperative singular	swefe
Imperative plural	swebbaþ
Present participle	swebbende
Past participle	swefed ġeswefed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swep-der. Proto-Germanic *swefaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *swabjaną Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan Old English swebban Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *swabjaną.

Descendants

sweb

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