bizan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• bīȥȥan — early
• pīȥan — Upper German, Alemannic, Bavarian
• pīȥȥan — early, Upper German, Alemannic, Bavarian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan, whence also Old English bītan and Old Norse bíta, Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Verb

bīȥan

1. to bite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīȥan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīȥan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīȥu, bīȥo	beiȥ
2nd person singular	bīȥis, bīȥist	biȥȥi
3rd person singular	bīȥit	beiȥ
1st person plural	bīȥem, bīȥemēs	biȥȥum, biȥȥumēs
2nd person plural	bīȥet	biȥȥut
3rd person plural	bīȥant	biȥȥun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bīȥe	biȥȥi
2nd person singular	bīȥēs, bīȥēst	biȥȥīs, biȥȥīst
3rd person singular	bīȥe	biȥȥi
1st person plural	bīȥēm, bīȥemēs	biȥȥīm, biȥȥīmēs
2nd person plural	bīȥēt	biȥȥīt
3rd person plural	bīȥēn	biȥȥīn
imperative	present
singular	bīȥ
plural	bīȥet
participle	present	past
	bīȥanti	gibiȥȥan

Descendants

• Middle High German: bīȥen
  • German: beißen