gebyrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġebyrġian, ġebyrede

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaburjan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ byrian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbyr.jɑn/, [jeˈbyrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

ġebyrian

1. 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?

2. (of a person) have to do with, be involved in
3. to belong to

Conjugation

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

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝebürien
  • ⇒ Middle English: birrde, bürde
    • Scots: byrde, byrd, bird