becweþan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • becweðan, becƿeþan

Etymology

From be- +‎ cweþan.

Verb

becweþan

  1. to say or assert
  2. to reproach
  3. to bequeath

Conjugation
Conjugation of becweþan (strong class 5)
infinitive becweþan tō becweþanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular becweþe becwæþ
2nd-person singular becweþest, becwiþst becwǣde
3rd-person singular becweþeþ, becwiþ becwæþ
plural becweþaþ becwǣdon
subjunctive present past
singular becweþe becwǣde
plural becweþen becwǣden
imperative
singular becweþ
plural becweþaþ
participle present past
becweþende becweden

Descendants

References
  • BECWEÐAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • BECWEÞAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.