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Old English · verb

beþian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbeθ.jɑn/
[ˈbeð.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈbeθ · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
beathfomentcherishwarm

Meaning

  1. to heat, warm, foment

  2. to wash, bathe

  3. to cherish

Conjugation

Conjugation of beþian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beþiebeþiġebeþedebeþode
2nd singular beþestbeþastbeþedestbeþodest
3rd singular beþeþbeþaþbeþedebeþode
Plural beþiaþbeþedon
Subjunctive
Singular beþiebeþiġebeþedebeþode
Plural beþienbeþiaþbeþiġenbeþedenbeþodonbeþoden
Non-finite forms of beþian
Form
Infinitive beþian
Inflected infinitive beþiennebeþian
Imperative singular beþebeþa
Imperative plural beþiaþ
Present participle beþiende
Past participle beþedbeþod

All forms (24)

Etymology

From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan and its variant *baþigōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). More at bath.

Descendants

beath

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