belisnian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEquivalent to be- (“to lust”) + lystan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbelisnian
- to castrate
- to emasculate
Conjugation
editConjugation of belisnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | belisnian | belisnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | belisniġe | belisnode |
second person singular | belisnast | belisnodest |
third person singular | belisnaþ | belisnode |
plural | belisniaþ | belisnodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | belisniġe | belisnode |
plural | belisniġen | belisnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | belisna | |
plural | belisniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
belisniende | belisnod |
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “be-lisnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.