ofgan

Old English

Etymology

From of- +‎ gān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈɡɑːn/, [ovˈɡɑːn]

Verb

ofgān

1. to require, demand, seek satisfaction for, exact with violence, extort; wrest
2. to begin, start from

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofgān (irregular)

infinitive	ofgān	ofgānne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofgā	ofēode
second person singular	ofgǣst	ofēodest
third person singular	ofgǣþ	ofēode
plural	ofgāþ	ofēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofgā	ofēode
plural	ofgān	ofēoden
imperative
singular	ofgā
plural	ofgāþ
participle	present	past
	ofgānde	ofgān

Descendants

• Middle English: ofgon

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ofgán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.