biwinnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bi- +‎ winnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈwinən/

Verb

biwinnen

  1. to subjugate, conquer (a castle, a country); to capture someone
  2. (rare) to acquire, get, earn (money, wisdom, love, etc.)
  3. (rare) to acquire progeny

Conjugation

Conjugation of biwinnen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) biwinnen, biwinne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular biwinne biwan, biwon
2nd-person singular biwinnest biwonne1, biwanne1
3rd-person singular biwinneth biwan, biwon
subjunctive singular biwinne biwonne2, biwanne2
imperative singular —
plural3 biwinnen, biwinne biwonnen, biwonne, biwannen, biwanne
imperative plural biwinneth, biwinne —
participles biwinnynge, biwinnende biwonnen, biwonne

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or biwanest, biwonest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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