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bugan

Pronunciation: /ˈbuː.ɡɑn/

“bugan” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to bend
  2. to bow
  3. to turn (toward or away from something)
  4. to yield, give way
  5. to submit
  6. to withdraw, retire
  7. to incline

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *beugan, with the diphthong analogically replaced by ū in the present stem, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą. Cognate with Old Saxon būgan, Old High German biogan, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan).

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