belimpen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English belimpan (“to concern, regard, belong to, conduce to, happen, befall, become, befit”), equivalent to be- + limpen (“to happen”).
Verb edit
belimpen (third-person singular simple present belimpeth, present participle belimpende, first-/third-person singular past indicative belamp, past participle belumpen)
- (intransitive) To happen; occur; befall.
- (intransitive) To pertain (to something); be concerned (with); to be proper or fitting.
References edit
- “bilimpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.