besprecan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bisprekaną, equivalent to be- +‎ sprecan. Cognate with Old Saxon bisprekan, Old High German bisprehhan, Old Frisian bispreka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈsprekɑn/

Verb

besprecan

  1. To speak about; bespeak, mention.
  2. To speak to, tell, plead, speak against.
  3. To complain, charge, accuse; beguilt, speak ill of.

Conjugation
Conjugation of besprecan (strong class 5)
infinitive besprecan tō besprecenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular besprece bespræc
2nd-person singular bespricest besprǣce
3rd-person singular bespriceþ bespræc
plural besprecaþ besprǣcon
subjunctive present past
singular besprece besprǣce
plural besprecen besprǣcen
imperative
singular besprec
plural besprecaþ
participle present past
besprecende besprecen

Descendants
  • Middle English: bespeken, bispeken

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