beþeccan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • biþeċċan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- +‎ þeċċan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈθet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

beþeċċan

  1. to cover
    Hēo beþeahte hire līchaman mid sċīetan.
    She covered her body with a bedsheet.
    Snāw beþeahte þā beorgas.
    Snow covered the mountains.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beþeċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive beþeċċan beþeċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular beþeċċe beþeahte
second person singular beþeċest beþeahtest
third person singular beþeċeþ beþeahte
plural beþeċċaþ beþeahton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular beþeċċe beþeahte
plural beþeċċen beþeahten
imperative
singular beþeċe
plural beþeċċaþ
participle present past
beþeċċende beþeaht

Descendants

  • Middle English: biþecchen, bithecchen

References

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