bestingan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ stingan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈstin.ɡɑn/, [beˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

bestingan

1. to thrust in, push

Conjugation

Conjugation of bestingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bestingan	bestingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bestinge	bestang
second person singular	bestingst	bestunge
third person singular	bestingþ	bestang
plural	bestingaþ	bestungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bestinge	bestunge
plural	bestingen	bestungen
imperative
singular	besting
plural	bestingaþ
participle	present	past
	bestingende	bestungen

Derived terms

• anbestingan
• inbestingan

References

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