beacnian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • bēcnan, bēcnian, bīcnan, bīcnian, bȳcnan, bȳcnian

Etymology

Equivalent to bēacen +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbæːɑkniɑn/

Verb

bēacnian

  1. to beckon, nod
  2. to show, indicate

Conjugation
Conjugation of bēacnian (weak class 2)
infinitive bēacnian tō bēacnienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular bēacnie
bēacniġe		 bēacnode
2nd-person singular bēacnast bēacnodest
3rd-person singular bēacnaþ bēacnode
plural bēacniaþ
bēacniġaþ		 bēacnodon
subjunctive present past
singular bēacnie
bēacniġe		 bēacnode
plural bēacnien
bēacniġen		 bēacnoden
imperative
singular bēacna
plural bēacniaþ
bēacniġaþ
participle present past
bēacniende
bēacniġende		 (ġe)bēacnod
Derived terms

Further reading
  • BĒACNIAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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