besprecan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *bisprekaną, equivalent to be- + sprecan. Cognate with Old Saxon bisprekan, Old High German bisprehhan, Old Frisian bispreka.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbesprecan
- to speak about; bespeak, mention
- to speak to, tell, plead, speak against
- to complain, charge, accuse; beguilt, speak ill of
Conjugation
editConjugation of besprecan (strong class 5)
infinitive | besprecan | besprecenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | besprece | bespræc |
second person singular | bespricst | besprǣce |
third person singular | bespricþ | bespræc |
plural | besprecaþ | besprǣcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | besprece | besprǣce |
plural | besprecen | besprǣcen |
imperative | ||
singular | besprec | |
plural | besprecaþ | |
participle | present | past |
besprecende | besprecen |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “besprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.