eldertongue

Old English · verb

begieman

Normalised beġīeman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/beˈji͜yː.mɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈji͜yː · mɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to care for; to take care of

    Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ.

    There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.

    Wonders of the East
  2. to regard, govern, keep

  3. to serve; to attend

Conjugation

Conjugation of begieman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beġīemebeġīemde
2nd singular beġīemestbeġīemstbeġīemdest
3rd singular beġīemeþbeġīemþbeġīemde
Plural beġīemaþbeġīemdon
Subjunctive
Singular beġīemebeġīemde
Plural beġīemenbeġīemden
Non-finite forms of begieman
Form
Infinitive beġīeman
Inflected infinitive beġīemenne
Imperative singular beġīem
Imperative plural beġīemaþ
Present participle beġīemende
Past participle beġīemed

All forms (16)

Etymology

Equivalent to be- + ġīeman.

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