beþeccan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + þeċċan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beþeċċan
- to cover
- Hēo beþeahte hire līchaman mid sċīetan.
- She covered her body with a bedsheet.
- Snāw beþeahte þā beorgas.
- Snow covered the mountains.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of beþeċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | beþeċċan | beþeċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | beþeċċe | beþeahte |
| second person singular | beþeċest | beþeahtest |
| third person singular | beþeċeþ | beþeahte |
| plural | beþeċċaþ | beþeahton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | beþeċċe | beþeahte |
| plural | beþeċċen | beþeahten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | beþeċe | |
| plural | beþeċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| beþeċċende | beþeaht | |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: biþecchen, bithecchen
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beþeccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.