bewrecan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • beƿrecan

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ wrecan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈwrekɑn/, [beˈrˠekɑn]

Verb

bewrecan

  1. to exile, send away
  2. to strike or beat around; to afflict
  3. to drive or bring to

Conjugation
Conjugation of bewrecan (strong class 5)
infinitive bewrecan tō bewrecenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular bewrece bewræc
2nd-person singular bewricest bewrǣce
3rd-person singular bewriceþ bewræc
plural bewrecaþ bewrǣcon
subjunctive present past
singular bewrece bewrǣce
plural bewrecen bewrǣcen
imperative
singular bewrec
plural bewrecaþ
participle present past
bewrecende (ġe)bewrecen

References
  • BEWRECAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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