beclysan

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Old English

Alternative forms

beclīsan

Etymology

From be- +‎ clȳsan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈklyː.sɑn/,

Verb

beclȳsan

to close, shut
Hwȳ beclȳst þū þīn ēagan þonne þū mē cyst?
Why do you close your eyes when you kiss me?

Cum inn and beclȳs þā duru.
Get inside and shut the door.
to enclose, shut in

Conjugation

Conjugation of beclȳsan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	beclȳsan	beclȳsenne
first person singular	beclȳse	beclȳsde
second person singular	beclȳsest, beclȳst	beclȳsedest
third person singular	beclȳseþ, beclȳst	beclȳsde
plural	beclȳsaþ	beclȳsdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beclȳse	beclȳsde
plural	beclȳsen	beclȳsden
imperative
singular	beclȳs
plural	beclȳsaþ
participle	present	past
	beclȳsende	beclȳsed

Synonyms

belūcan

Derived terms

beclȳsing (“an enclosure, a clause”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beclysan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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