bifelan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.

Verb

bifelan

  1. to entrust to
  2. to command

Inflection

Conjugation of bifelan (strong class 4)
infinitive bifelan
indicative present past
1st person singular bifelo, bifelon bifal
2nd person singular bifilis bifāli
3rd person singular bifilit bifal
1st person plural bifelun bifālon
2nd person plural bifelit bifālot
3rd person plural bifelunt bifālon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bifele bifāli
2nd person singular bifelis bifāli
3rd person singular bifele bifāli
1st person plural bifelin bifālin
2nd person plural bifelit bifālit
3rd person plural bifelin bifālin
imperative present
singular bifel, bifil
plural bifelet
participle present past
bifelandi bifolan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bevēlen
    • Dutch: bevelen
    • Limburgish: bevaele

Further reading

  • “bifelan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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