forbugan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- + būgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈbuːɡɑn/, [forˈbuːɣɑn]

Verb

forbūgan

  1. to avoid, abstain
  2. to be absent
  3. to evade, shirk, neglect, disobey
  4. to pass over, shun

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • forbūgendlīċ (avoidable)
  • forbūgendlīċe (avoidably)
  • forbūgennys f (avoidance, evasion, declining)
  • unforbūgendlīċ (unavoidable, inevitable)
  • unforbūgendlīċe (unavoidably, inevitably)

Descendants

  • Middle English: forbowen

References

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