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 | |
Descendants
- Middle English: swebben
- English: sweb
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swebban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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