befician
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, be- + fician.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈfi.ki.ɑn/
Verb
befician
- to deceive
Conjugation
Conjugation of befician (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | befician | beficienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | beficiġe | beficode |
| second person singular | beficast | beficodest |
| third person singular | beficaþ | beficode |
| plural | beficiaþ | beficodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | beficiġe | beficode |
| plural | beficiġen | beficoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | befica | |
| plural | beficiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| beficiende | beficod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “be-fician”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.