becierran

Old English

Alternative forms

• beċerran, biċerran — Anglian
• beċirran, beċyrran — Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ċierran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [beˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

beċierran (West Saxon)

1. to turn around or about
2. to go around, bypass, pass by, avoid
3. to turn, pervert
4. (figurative) to betray or deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of beċierran (weak class 1)

infinitive	beċierran	beċierrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beċierre	beċierede
second person singular	beċierest	beċieredest
third person singular	beċiereþ	beċierede
plural	beċierraþ	beċieredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beċierre	beċierede
plural	beċierren	beċiereden
imperative
singular	beċiere
plural	beċierraþ
participle	present	past
	beċierrende	beċiered

References

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