biergan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bargijan (“to try, taste”). Cognate with Old Norse bergja (“to taste”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yr.jɑn/, [ˈbi͜yrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

bierġan (West Saxon)

  1. to taste
  2. to partake of

Conjugation

Conjugation of bierġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive bierġan bierġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bierġe bierġde
second person singular bierġest, bierġst bierġdest
third person singular bierġeþ, bierġþ bierġde
plural bierġaþ bierġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bierġe bierġde
plural bierġen bierġden
imperative
singular bierġ
plural bierġaþ
participle present past
bierġende (ġe)bierġed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: büriȝen
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