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Old English · verb

swigian

Normalised swīgian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈswiː.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈswiː.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈswiː · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
silent

Meaning

  1. to be silent (+ genitive = about something)

    Hē swīgode, and spræc þā forþ.

    He paused, and then kept talking.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swigian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swīgiġeswīgode
2nd singular swīgastswīgodest
3rd singular swīgaþswīgode
Plural swīgiaþswīgodon
Subjunctive
Singular swīgiġeswīgode
Plural swīgiġenswīgoden
Non-finite forms of swigian
Form
Infinitive swīgian
Inflected infinitive swīgienne
Imperative singular swīga
Imperative plural swīgiaþ
Present participle swīgiende
Past participle swīgodġeswīgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

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