bizan
Old High German
Alternative forms
- bīȥȥan — early
- pīȥan — Upper German, Alemannic, Bavarian
- pīȥȥan — early, Upper German, Alemannic, Bavarian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bītan, whence also Old English bītan and Old Norse bíta, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Verb
bīȥan
- to bite
Conjugation
Conjugation of bīȥan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | bīȥan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīȥu, bīȥo | beiȥ |
| 2nd person singular | bīȥis, bīȥist | biȥȥi |
| 3rd person singular | bīȥit | beiȥ |
| 1st person plural | bīȥem, bīȥemēs | biȥȥum, biȥȥumēs |
| 2nd person plural | bīȥet | biȥȥut |
| 3rd person plural | bīȥant | biȥȥun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bīȥe | biȥȥi |
| 2nd person singular | bīȥēs, bīȥēst | biȥȥīs, biȥȥīst |
| 3rd person singular | bīȥe | biȥȥi |
| 1st person plural | bīȥēm, bīȥemēs | biȥȥīm, biȥȥīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | bīȥēt | biȥȥīt |
| 3rd person plural | bīȥēn | biȥȥīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bīȥ | |
| plural | bīȥet | |
| participle | present | past |
| bīȥanti | gibiȥȥan | |