byrgan

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyr.jɑn/, [ˈbyrˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

byrġan

  1. to hide
  2. to bury
Conjugation
Conjugation of byrġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive byrġan byrġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular byrġe byrġde
second person singular byrġest, byrġst byrġdest
third person singular byrġeþ, byrġþ byrġde
plural byrġaþ byrġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular byrġe byrġde
plural byrġen byrġden
imperative
singular byrġ
plural byrġaþ
participle present past
byrġende (ġe)byrġed
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: berien, burien

Etymology 2

Verb

byrġan

  1. alternative form of bierġan
Conjugation
Conjugation of byrġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive byrġan byrġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular byrġe byrġde
second person singular byrġest, byrġst byrġdest
third person singular byrġeþ, byrġþ byrġde
plural byrġaþ byrġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular byrġe byrġde
plural byrġen byrġden
imperative
singular byrġ
plural byrġaþ
participle present past
byrġende (ġe)byrġed
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