beacnian

Old English

Alternative forms

• bēcnian, bīcnian, bȳcnian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bauknōną. Equivalent to bēacn +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑːk.ni.ɑn/

Verb

bēacnian

1. Synonym of bīecnan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bēacnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	bēacnian	bēacnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bēacniġe	bēacnode
second person singular	bēacnast	bēacnodest
third person singular	bēacnaþ	bēacnode
plural	bēacniaþ	bēacnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bēacniġe	bēacnode
plural	bēacniġen	bēacnoden
imperative
singular	bēacna
plural	bēacniaþ
participle	present	past
	bēacniende	(ġe)bēacnod

Derived terms

• bēacniendlīċ
• bēacnung f
• ġebēacnian

Descendants

• Middle English: bekenen, beckenen, bekenyn, beknen, beknyn, becnen; bæcnien, becnien, beknien (Early Middle English); beccyn, bekyn, bekken, bikken (reanalysed)
  • English: beckon; beck
  • Middle Scots: bekin

References

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