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Old English · verb

becweþan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class V
IPA: /beˈkwe.θɑn/
[beˈkwe.ðɑn]
Syllables: be · ˈkwe · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: bequeath assert

Meaning

to say or assert
to reproach
to bequeath

Conjugation

Conjugation of becweþan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	becweþe	becwæþ
2nd singular	becwist	becwǣde
3rd singular	becwiþþ becwiþ	becwæþ
Plural	becweþaþ	becwǣdon
Subjunctive
Singular	becweþe	becwǣde
Plural	becweþen	becwǣden

Non-finite forms of becweþan
	Form
Infinitive	becweþan
Inflected infinitive	becweþenne
Imperative singular	becweþ
Imperative plural	becweþaþ
Present participle	becweþende
Past participle	becweden

All forms (15)

becweþe
becwæþ
becwist
becwǣde
becwiþþ
becwiþ
becweþaþ
becwǣdon
becweþen
becwǣden
becweþan
becweþenne
becweþ
becweþende
becweden

Etymology

From be- + cweþan.

Descendants

bequeath

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