Old English · verb
bebeodan
Normalised bebēodan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /beˈbe͜oː.dɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈbe͜oː · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- commendgive upcommitoffer
Meaning
-
to command
Æfter þisum bebēad sē ablenda Datianus þæt mann his dēadan godas dēorwurþlīċe frætewode and þæt deofles templ mid dēorwurþan seolfre, and hēt þider lǣdan þone, wende þæt hē wolde wurþian his godas and his lāc ġeoffrian þām līflēasum godum.
After this the blinded Datianus ordered that his dead gods be richly adorned and that the Devil's temple be adorned with silver, and ordered the faithful martyr to be brought to there, so that he would worship and offer sacrifices to the lifeless gods.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
to give up, offer, commend, commit
-
to announce
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | bebēode | bebēad |
| 2nd singular | bebīetst | bebude |
| 3rd singular | bebīettbebīet | bebēad |
| Plural | bebēodaþ | bebudon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | bebēode | bebude |
| Plural | bebēoden | bebuden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | bebēodan |
| Inflected infinitive | bebēodenne |
| Imperative singular | bebēod |
| Imperative plural | bebēodaþ |
| Present participle | bebēodende |
| Past participle | beboden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From be- + bēodan. Cognate with Old Frisian bibiāda, Old High German bibiotan.
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