rabbian
Old English
Etymology
From Latin rabiō, rabere (“to be mad”), itself perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *rebʰ- (“be violent”).
Verb
rabbian
- to rage
Conjugation
Conjugation of rabbian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | rabbian | rabbienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | rabbiġe | rabbode |
| second person singular | rabbast | rabbodest |
| third person singular | rabbaþ | rabbode |
| plural | rabbiaþ | rabbodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | rabbiġe | rabbode |
| plural | rabbiġen | rabboden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | rabba | |
| plural | rabbiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| rabbiende | (ġe)rabbod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “rabbian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1960), “rabbian”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 275
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “rabh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 852: “rabbian ,rasen' aus vlat. rabiāre”