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

infinitive	bugen
indicative	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	present	—
singular	buug
plural	buugt
participle	present	past
	bugen	(e)bagen, gebagen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Conjugation of bugen (strong class 2)

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

Strong class 2
Infinitive	bugen
3rd sg. past	bôoch
3rd pl. past	bōgen
Past participle	gebōgen
Infinitive	bugen
In genitive	bugens
In dative	bugene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	buge	bôoch
2nd singular	buuchs, buges	bōochs, bōges
3rd singular	buucht, buget	bôoch
1st plural	bugen	bōgen
2nd plural	buucht, buget	bōocht, bōget
3rd plural	bugen	bōgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	buge	bōge
2nd singular	buuchs, buges	bōges
3rd singular	buge	bōge
1st plural	bugen	bōgen
2nd plural	buucht, buget	bōget
3rd plural	bugen	bōgen
Imperative	Present
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