Old English · verb
begeotan
Normalised beġēotan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /beˈje͜oː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈje͜oː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- soakbesprinklebestrewdrench
Meaning
-
to pour over, soak
-
to anoint, besprinkle, drench, cover with, bestrew with
An. DCCXXXIIII Hēr wæs sē mōna swylċe hē wǣre mid blōde begoten, ⁊ forðferdan Tātwine ⁊ Beda
Year 734 In this year it was as if the moon was covered in blood, and Tatwine and Beda died.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | beġēote | beġēat |
| 2nd singular | beġīetst | begute |
| 3rd singular | beġīettbeġīet | beġēat |
| Plural | beġēotaþ | beguton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | beġēote | begute |
| Plural | beġēoten | beguten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | beġēotan |
| Inflected infinitive | beġēotenne |
| Imperative singular | beġēot |
| Imperative plural | beġēotaþ |
| Present participle | beġēotende |
| Past participle | begoten |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From be- + ġēotan. Cognate with Old High German bigiozan (German begießen). Compare Old Saxon bigiotan (Dutch begieten).
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