biergan
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Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bargijan (“to try, taste”). Cognate with Old Norse bergja (“to taste”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bierġan (West Saxon)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bierġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | bierġan | bierġenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | bierġe | bierġde |
second person singular | bierġest, bierġst | bierġdest |
third person singular | bierġeþ, bierġþ | bierġde |
plural | bierġaþ | bierġdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | bierġe | bierġde |
plural | bierġen | bierġden |
imperative | ||
singular | bierġ | |
plural | bierġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
bierġende | (ġe)bierġed |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: büriȝen