Old English · verb
beþeccan
Normalised beþeċċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /beˈθet.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈθet · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bethatchbithecche
Meaning
-
to cover
Hēo beþeahte hire līchaman mid sċīetan.
She covered her body with a bedsheet.
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | beþeċċe | beþeahte |
| 2nd singular | beþeċest | beþeahtest |
| 3rd singular | beþeċeþ | beþeahte |
| Plural | beþeċċaþ | beþeahton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | beþeċċe | beþeahte |
| Plural | beþeċċen | beþeahten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | beþeċċan |
| Inflected infinitive | beþeċċenne |
| Imperative singular | beþeċe |
| Imperative plural | beþeċċaþ |
| Present participle | beþeċċende |
| Past participle | beþeaht |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + þeċċan.
Descendants
bethatch, bithecche
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