beofung

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bibungu. Equivalent to bifian +‎ -ung. The -eo- is from back umlaut, which did not affect bifian because its second syllable lacked a back vowel. The alternative form bifung has its -i- leveled in from bifian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜o.funɡ/, [ˈbe͜o.vuŋɡ]

Noun

beofung f

  1. shaking, trembling

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative beofung beofunga, beofunge
accusative beofunge beofunga, beofunge
genitive beofunge beofunga
dative beofunge beofungum

Derived terms

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