gebiergan

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġebyrġan

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ bierġan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈbi͜yr.jɑn/, [jeˈbi͜yrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

ġebierġan

  1. to taste, sample; savour, relish
  2. to feast

Usage notes

  • A strong preterite ġebarg (perhaps as a reflex of a lost Proto-West Germanic strong verb *gabergan) also exists.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġebierġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġebierġan ġebierġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġebierġe ġebierġde
second person singular ġebierġest, ġebierġst ġebierġdest
third person singular ġebierġeþ, ġebierġþ ġebierġde
plural ġebierġaþ ġebierġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġebierġe ġebierġde
plural ġebierġen ġebierġden
imperative
singular ġebierġ
plural ġebierġaþ
participle present past
ġebierġende ġebierġed

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle English: ȝebirȝyncȝe, ibiring
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