bycgan

Old English

Alternative forms

• biċġan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buggjan, from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon buggian, Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyj.jɑn/, [ˈbyd.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

byċġan

1. to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of byċġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	byċġan	byċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	byċġe	bohte
second person singular	byġst	bohtest
third person singular	byġþ	bohte
plural	byċġaþ	bohton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	byċġe	bohte
plural	byċġen	bohten
imperative
singular	byġe
plural	byċġaþ
participle	present	past
	byċġende	(ġe)boht

Derived terms

• ābyċġan
• bebyċġan

Related terms

• þiċġan

Descendants

• Middle English: byen, bien, biggen, buggen
  • English: buy
  • Scots: by
  • Yola: bidge