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Old English · verb

behlimman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/beˈxlim.mɑn/
[beˈl̥im.mɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈxlim · mɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
clangslamclash

Meaning

  1. to clash, clang

    Ðonne mid fēre foldbūende sē micla dæġ meahtan dryhtnes æt midre niht mæġne bihlæmeð, sċīre ġesċeafte, swā oft sċeaða fǣcne, þēof þrīstlīċe, þe on þȳstre fareð, on sweartre niht, sorglēase hæleð semninga forfēhð slǣpe ġebundne, eorlas unġearwe yfles ġenǣgeð.

    Then the Great day of the mighty Lord clangs earth-dwellers, in bright being, with woe at the middle of the night’s strength, as often a guileful robber would, a thief boldly, who goes into the darkness, on a black night, takes carefree heroes, bound by sleep, forthwith by surprise, attacks unready men with evil.

    10th century, Christ III:
  2. to slam

Conjugation

Conjugation of behlimman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular behlimmebehlamm
2nd singular behlimstbehlumme
3rd singular behlimþbehlamm
Plural behlimmaþbehlummon
Subjunctive
Singular behlimmebehlumme
Plural behlimmenbehlummen
Non-finite forms of behlimman
Form
Infinitive behlimman
Inflected infinitive behlimmenne
Imperative singular behlimm
Imperative plural behlimmaþ
Present participle behlimmende
Past participle behlummen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From be- + hlimman (“to clang”).

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