besceawian

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Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ sċēawian. Compare Dutch beschouwen (“to contemplate, consider, regard”).

Verb

besċēawian

to look on, consider, regard, watch

Conjugation

Conjugation of besċēawian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	besċēawian	besċēawienne
first person singular	besċēawiġe	besċēawode
second person singular	besċēawast	besċēawodest
third person singular	besċēawaþ	besċēawode
plural	besċēawiaþ	besċēawodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besċēawiġe	besċēawode
plural	besċēawiġen	besċēawoden
imperative
singular	besċēawa
plural	besċēawiaþ
participle	present	past
	besċēawiende	besċēawod

Derived terms

besċēawere m (“observer, beholder”)
besċēawiendlīċ (“contemplative”)
besċēawod (“considerate, thoughtful, circumspect”)
besċēawung f (“contemplation”)

Descendants

Middle English: beschewen, beshewen, besheuen

References

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

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