Reconstruction:Old English/betung

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *bœ̄tung

Etymology

From bētan +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.tunɡ/, [ˈbeː.tuŋɡ]

Noun

*bētung f

  1. gerund of bētan (“to improve, fix, repair”), hence, an improving, improvement; a fixing, repair
  2. gerund of bētan (“to atone, compensate”), hence, an atoning, atonement; a compensating, compensation
  3. gerund of bētan (“to tend or attend a fire”), hence, attending

Inflection

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative *bētung *bētunga, *bētunge
accusative *bētunge *bētunga, *bētunge
genitive *bētunge *bētunga
dative *bētunge *bētungum

Derived terms

  • eftbētung

Descendants

  • Middle English: beting (“a recompense, reward”)
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