Reconstruction:Old English/beat

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæ͜ɑːt/

Noun

*bēat n

1. a beating, blow

Declension

Declension of *beat (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*bēat	*bēat
accusative	*bēat	*bēat
genitive	*bēates	*bēata
dative	*bēate	*bēatum

Derived terms

• bēatere
• ġebēat
  • Middle English: ibeat

Descendants

• Middle English: bete