becweþan

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Old English

Alternative forms

becweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From be- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈkwe.θɑn/,

Verb

becweþan

to say or assert
to reproach
to bequeath

Conjugation

Conjugation of becweþan (strong class 5)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	becweþan	becweþenne
first person singular	becweþe	becwæþ
second person singular	becwist	becwǣde
third person singular	becwiþþ, becwiþ	becwæþ
plural	becweþaþ	becwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	becweþe	becwǣde
plural	becweþen	becwǣden
imperative
singular	becweþ
plural	becweþaþ
participle	present	past
	becweþende	becweden

Descendants

Middle English: biquethen, beqwethen, be-qwethyn, biquethe, biqueþen, byquethe, bi-queðen
- English: bequeath

References

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

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