Old English · verb
behreosan
Normalised behrēosan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2 Anglian
- IPA
- /beˈxre͜oː.sɑn/[beˈr̥e͜oː.zɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈxre͜oː · sɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to cover
winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ, hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
as now walls are standing differently over this world, blown by wind, covered by frost, the snow-swept dwellings.
swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | behrēosebehrēosu | behrēas |
| 2nd singular | behrīestbehrīosesbehrēoses | behrure |
| 3rd singular | behrīestbehrīoseþbehrēoseþ | behrēas |
| Plural | behrēosaþ | behruron |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | behrēose | behrure |
| Plural | behrēosenbehrēosaþ | behrurenbehrurunbehruron |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | behrēosan |
| Inflected infinitive | behrēosennebehrēosanbehrēosanne |
| Imperative singular | behrēos |
| Imperative plural | behrēosaþ |
| Present participle | behrēosende |
| Past participle | behroren |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From be- + hrēosan.
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