swebban
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *swabjaną.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈsweb.bɑn/
Verb
swebban
- to send to sleep, lull
Conjugation
Conjugation of swebban (weak, class 1)
infinitive | swebban | swebbenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | swebbe | swefede |
second person singular | swefest | swefedest |
third person singular | swefeþ | swefede |
plural | swebbaþ | swefedon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | swebbe | swefede |
plural | swebben | swefeden |
imperative | ||
singular | swefe | |
plural | swebbaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swebbende | (ġe)swefed |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: swebben
- English: sweb
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swebban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.