becierran

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ċierran.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [beˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

beċierran (West Saxon)

  1. to turn around or about
  2. to go around, bypass, pass by, avoid
  3. to turn, pervert
  4. (figuratively) to betray or deceive

Conjugation
Conjugation of beċierran (weak class 1)
infinitive beċierran beċierrenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beċierre beċierede
2nd-person singular beċierest beċieredest
3rd-person singular beċiereþ beċierede
plural beċierraþ beċieredon
subjunctive present past
singular beċierre beċierede
plural beċierren beċiereden
imperative
singular beċiere
plural beċierraþ
participle present past
beċierrende beċiered

References
  • BEĊYRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • BEĊERRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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