becrafian
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈkrɑ.fi.ɑn/, [beˈkrɑ.vi.ɑn]
Verb
becrafian
- to crave
Conjugation
Conjugation of becrafian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | becrafian | becrafienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | becrafiġe | becrafode |
| second person singular | becrafast | becrafodest |
| third person singular | becrafaþ | becrafode |
| plural | becrafiaþ | becrafodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | becrafiġe | becrafode |
| plural | becrafiġen | becrafoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | becrafa | |
| plural | becrafiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| becrafiende | becrafod | |
Derived terms
- unbecrafod
Descendants
- Middle English: bicraven
- English: becrave
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “becrafian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.