biecnan

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Old English

Alternative forms

• bēcnan — Anglian
• bīcnan, bȳcnan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bauknijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi͜yːk.nɑn/

Verb

bīecnan (West Saxon)

1. to beckon, nod
2. to show, indicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīecnan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bīecnan	bīecnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bīecne	bīecnede
second person singular	bīecnest	bīecnedest
third person singular	bīecneþ	bīecnede
plural	bīecnaþ	bīecnedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bīecne	bīecnede
plural	bīecnen	bīecneden
imperative
singular	bīecne
plural	bīecnaþ
participle	present	past
	bīecnende	(ġe)bīecned

Related terms

• bēacnian

Descendants

• Middle English: bekenen
  • English: beckon (through the Anglian form)
  • Scots: bekin