bewreon

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biwrīhan. By surface analysis, be- +‎ wrēon (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈwre͜oːn/

Verb

bewrēon

  1. to cover, protect
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      siþþan ġeāra iū · goldwine mīn(n)e
      hrusan heolstre biwrāh, · ond iċ hēan þonan
      wōd winterċeariġ · ofer waþema ġebind,
      since once, long ago, covered my goldfriend(s)
      with darkness of earth, and poor I thereupon
      traveled sad as winter over binding of waves,

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewrēon (strong, class I)
infinitive bewrēon bewrēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bewrēo bewrāh
second person singular bewrīehst bewrige
third person singular bewrīehþ bewrāh
plural bewrēoþ bewrigon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bewrēo bewrige
plural bewrēon bewrigen
imperative
singular bewrēoh
plural bewrēoþ
participle present past
bewrēonde bewriġen
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