ebben in Middle English

IPA: /ˈɛbən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ebbian}} Old English ebbian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*abbjōn}} Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn, {{af|enm|ebbe|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} ebben Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|ebb|inf2=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], ebben [infinitive], to ebben [infinitive], ebbe [first-person, present, singular], ebbed [first-person, past, singular], ebbest [present, second-person, singular], ebbedest [past, second-person, singular], ebbeth [present, singular, third-person], ebbed [past, singular, third-person], ebbe [present, singular, subjunctive], ebbed [past, singular, subjunctive], ebbe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], ebben [plural, present], ebbe [plural, present], ebbeden [past, plural], ebbede [past, plural], ebbeth [imperative, plural, present], ebbe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], ebbynge [participle, present], ebbende [participle, present], ebbed [participle, past], yebbed [participle, past]

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        "To ebb; to recede (of tides)"
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        "(figuratively) To decrease or decline."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛbən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "present"
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      "form": "ebbeden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "ebbynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "ebbende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ebbed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "yebbed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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        "To decrease or decline."
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        "(figuratively) To decrease or decline."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛbən/"
    }
  ],
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"ebben" meaning in Middle English

Verb