begrætan

Old English

Alternative forms

• begrētan

Etymology

From be- +‎ grǣtan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈɡræː.tɑn/

Verb

begrǣtan

1. to lament, bewail
   • Fæmnan ne wǽran geonge begrétte ― maidens were not lamented (Ps. Th. 77, 63)

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrǣtan (strong class 7)

infinitive	begrǣtan	begrǣtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	begrǣte	begrēt
second person singular	begrǣtst	begrēte
third person singular	begrǣtt, begrǣt	begrēt
plural	begrǣtaþ	begrēton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	begrǣte	begrēte
plural	begrǣten	begrēten
imperative
singular	begrǣt
plural	begrǣtaþ
participle	present	past
	begrǣtende	begrǣten