begieman

Old English

Alternative forms

• beġȳman

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ġīeman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈji͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

beġīeman

1. to care for; to take care of
2. to regard, govern, keep
3. to serve; to attend

Conjugation

Conjugation of beġīeman (weak class 1)

infinitive	beġīeman	beġīemenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beġīeme	beġīemde
second person singular	beġīemest, beġīemst	beġīemdest
third person singular	beġīemeþ, beġīemþ	beġīemde
plural	beġīemaþ	beġīemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beġīeme	beġīemde
plural	beġīemen	beġīemden
imperative
singular	beġīem
plural	beġīemaþ
participle	present	past
	beġīemende	beġīemed

Related terms

• beġīemen f

References

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