Old English · verb

tumbian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈtum.bi.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈtum · bi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: tumble tumb dance

Meaning

to tumble
to leap; dance (about)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tumbian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	tumbiġe	tumbode
2nd singular	tumbast	tumbodest
3rd singular	tumbaþ	tumbode
Plural	tumbiaþ	tumbodon
Subjunctive
Singular	tumbiġe	tumbode
Plural	tumbiġen	tumboden

Non-finite forms of tumbian
	Form
Infinitive	tumbian
Inflected infinitive	tumbienne
Imperative singular	tumba
Imperative plural	tumbiaþ
Present participle	tumbiende
Past participle	tumbod ġetumbod

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tūmōną Proto-West Germanic *tumbōn Old English tumbian From Proto-West Germanic *tumbōn, tūmōn, from Proto-Germanic *tumbōną, tūmōną (“to turn, rotate”). Cognate with Old High German tūmōn (“to turn round, rotate”), Old Norse tumba (“to fall, tumble”).

Descendants

tumb, tumble

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