becweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• becweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From be- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈkwe.θɑn/, [beˈkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

becweþan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of becweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	becweþan	becweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	becweþe	becwæþ
second person singular	becwist	becwǣde
third person singular	becwiþþ, becwiþ	becwæþ
plural	becweþaþ	becwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	becweþe	becwǣde
plural	becweþen	becwǣden
imperative
singular	becweþ
plural	becweþaþ
participle	present	past
	becweþende	becweden

Descendants

• Middle English: biquethen, beqwethen, be-qwethyn, biquethe, biqueþen, byquethe; bi-queðen
  • English: bequeath

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BECWEÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BECWEÞAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.