gebyrian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gaburjan, equivalent to ġe- + byrian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ġebyrian
- to happen
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?
- If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- (of a person) have to do with, be involved in
- to belong to
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġebyrian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġebyrian | ġebyrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġebyrie | ġebyrede |
| second person singular | ġebyrest | ġebyredest |
| third person singular | ġebyreþ | ġebyrede |
| plural | ġebyriaþ | ġebyredon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġebyrie | ġebyrede |
| plural | ġebyrien | ġebyreden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġebyre | |
| plural | ġebyriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġebyriende | ġebyred | |