bugen

See also: Bugen, bügen, and Bügen

Danish

Noun

bugen

1. definite singular of bug

Japanese

Romanization

bugen

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶげん

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German būgen, from Old Saxon bugan.

Verb

bugen (third-person singular simple present büggt, past tense boog, past participle bagen, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

1. to bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)

infinitive	bugen
	present	preterite
1st person singular	buug	boog
2nd person singular	büggs(t)	boogs(t)
3rd person singular	bügg(t)	boog
plural	buugt, buugen	bogen
	imperative
singular	buug
plural	buugt
	present	past
participle	bugen	(e)bagen, gebagen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *būgan.

Verb

bugen

1. to bend
2. to bow (in submission)
3. to yield, to give way (to a force)

Inflection

Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)

infinitive	base form	bugen
	genitive	bugens
	dative	bugene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		buge	bôoch		buge	bōge
2nd person singular		buuchs, buges	bōochs, bōges		buuchs, buges	bōges
3rd person singular		buucht, buget	bôoch		buge	bōge
1st person plural		bugen	bōgen		bugen	bōgen
2nd person plural		buucht, buget	bōocht, bōget		buucht, buget	bōget
3rd person plural		bugen	bōgen		bugen	bōgen
		imperative
singular		buuch, buge
plural		buucht, buget
		present	past
participle		bugende	gebōgen

Derived terms

• gebugen
• verbugen

Descendants

• Dutch: buigen
• Limburgish: buge

Further reading

• “bughen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bugen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN