Old English · verb
begiellan
Normalised beġiellan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /beˈji͜yl.lɑn/[beˈji͜yɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈji͜yl · lɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- screechyellscream
Meaning
-
to yell, scream, screech
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | beġielle | beġeall |
| 2nd singular | beġielst | begulle |
| 3rd singular | beġielþ | beġeall |
| Plural | beġiellaþ | begullon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | beġielle | begulle |
| Plural | beġiellen | begullen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | beġiellan |
| Inflected infinitive | beġiellenne |
| Imperative singular | beġiell |
| Imperative plural | beġiellaþ |
| Present participle | beġiellende |
| Past participle | begollen |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From be- + ġiellan (“yell”).
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