Old English

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ limpan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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belimpan

  1. to happen
  2. to belong
  3. to have to do with, pertain
    Hwæt belimpþ Ingeldes tō Criste?
    What does Ingeld have to do with Christ? (Literally, "What of Ingeld pertains to Christ?")
  4. to be applicable
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
      Ðes cwyde belimpð swyðe to munuchádes mannum, ða ðe for heofenan ríces myrhðe forlætað fæder, and moder, and flæsclice siblingas.
      This saying is especially applicable to men of monastic order, who, for the joy of heaven's kingdom, forsake father, and mother, and fleshly relations.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: bilimpen, belimpen