bennian

Old English

Etymology

From benn +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈben.ni.ɑn/

Verb

bennian

1. to wound
   • 10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book‎^[1]:

     Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig

     I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bennian (weak class 2)

infinitive	bennian	bennienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	benniġe	bennode
second person singular	bennast	bennodest
third person singular	bennaþ	bennode
plural	benniaþ	bennodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	benniġe	bennode
plural	benniġen	bennoden
imperative
singular	benna
plural	benniaþ
participle	present	past
	benniende	bennod

Synonyms

• wundian

References

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