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