bigan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From bi- +‎ gān.

Verb

bigān

1. to do, to carry out
2. to hold, to celebrate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: begâen
  • Dutch: begaan

Further reading

• “bigān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.jɑn/

Verb

bīġan

1. Alternative form of bīeġan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bīġan	bīġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bīġe	bīġde
second person singular	bīġest, bīġst	bīġdest
third person singular	bīġeþ, bīġþ	bīġde
plural	bīġaþ	bīġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bīġe	bīġde
plural	bīġen	bīġden
imperative
singular	bīġ
plural	bīġaþ
participle	present	past
	bīġende	(ġe)bīġed

Old Saxon

Verb

bigan

1. Alternative form of bigangan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɡan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːɡan/, /ˈbɪɡan/

Verb

bigan

1. Soft mutation of pigan.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pigan	bigan	mhigan	phigan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.