bepæcan

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Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ pǣċan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈpæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

bepǣċan

to deceive
to entice, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of bepǣċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	bepǣċan	bepǣċenne
first person singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
second person singular	bepǣċest, bepǣcst	bepǣhtest
third person singular	bepǣċeþ, bepǣcþ	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċaþ	bepǣhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċen	bepǣhten
imperative
singular	bepǣċ
plural	bepǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	bepǣċende	bepǣht

Derived terms

bepǣċend m (“deceiver”)
bepǣċestre f (“seductress”)
bepǣċung f (“deceit, dissimulation”)

References

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

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