byrgan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyr.jɑn/, [ˈbyrˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• birġan

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

• bebyrġan

Descendants

• Middle English: berien, burien
  • English: bury

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