besettan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną. Equivalent to be- + settan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
besettan
- to set near, surround, beset; set about
- to put one thing in another
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord"
- Uton besettan urne hiht and ure gesælða on þæs Ælmihtigan Scyppendes foresceawunge, seðe ealle gesceafta on ðrim ðingum gesette, þæt is on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe.
- Let us set our hope and our happiness in the providence of the Almighty Creator, who hath placed all creatures in three things; that is in measure, and in number, and in weight.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord"
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of besettan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | besettan | besettenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | besette | besette |
| second person singular | besetst | besettest |
| third person singular | besett, beset | besette |
| plural | besettaþ | besetton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | besette | besette |
| plural | besetten | besetten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | besete | |
| plural | besettaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| besettende | beseted, besett, beset | |