eldertongue

Old English · verb

beflean

Normalised beflēan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/beˈflæ͜ɑːn/
Syllables
be · ˈflæ͜ɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
beflayflay

Meaning

  1. to flay, take off the skin or bark

  2. to strip off skin or bark

Conjugation

Conjugation of beflean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beflēabeflōgbeflōh
2nd singular befliehstbeflōge
3rd singular befliehþbeflōgbeflōh
Plural beflēaþbeflōgon
Subjunctive
Singular beflēabeflōge
Plural beflēanbeflōgen
Non-finite forms of beflean
Form
Infinitive beflēan
Inflected infinitive beflēanne
Imperative singular befleah
Imperative plural beflēaþ
Present participle beflēande
Past participle beflæġenbeflagenbefleġen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From be- + flēan.

Descendants

beflay

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