bepæcan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ pǣċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈpæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

bepǣċan

1. to deceive
2. to entice, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of bepǣċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bepǣċan	bepǣċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
second person singular	bepǣċest, bepǣcst	bepǣhtest
third person singular	bepǣċeþ, bepǣcþ	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċaþ	bepǣhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċen	bepǣhten
imperative
singular	bepǣċ
plural	bepǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	bepǣċende	bepǣht

Derived terms

• bepǣċend m (“deceiver”)
• bepǣċestre f (“seductress”)
• bepǣċung f (“deceit, dissimulation”)

References

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