beofung

Old English

Alternative forms

• bifung

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bibungu. Equivalent to bifian +‎ -ung. The -eo- is from back umlaut, which didn't affect bifian because its second syllable lacked a back vowel. The alternative form bifung has its -i- leveled in from bifian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜o.funɡ/, [ˈbe͜o.vuŋɡ]

Noun

beofung f

1. shaking, trembling

Declension

Declension of beofung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	beofung	beofunga, beofunge
accusative	beofunge	beofunga, beofunge
genitive	beofunge	beofunga
dative	beofunge	beofungum

Derived terms

• eorþbeofung