beslean
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From be- + slēan. Cognate with Old Frisian bislā, Old High German bislahan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beslēan
- to beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave
- (transitive)
- (intransitive) to strike, give a blow, force a passage
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of beslēan (strong class 6)
infinitive | beslēan | beslēanne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | beslēa | beslōg, beslōh |
second person singular | besliehst | beslōge |
third person singular | besliehþ | beslōg, beslōh |
plural | beslēaþ | beslōgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | beslēa | beslōge |
plural | beslēan | beslōgen |
imperative | ||
singular | besleah | |
plural | beslēaþ | |
participle | present | past |
beslēande | beslæġen, beslagen, besleġen |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “besleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.