Old English · verb
beleogan
Normalised belēogan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /beˈle͜oː.ɡɑn/[beˈle͜oː.ɣɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈle͜oː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- belielies
Meaning
-
to deceive by lies
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | belēoge | belēagbelēah |
| 2nd singular | belīeġst | beluge |
| 3rd singular | belīeġþ | belēagbelēah |
| Plural | belēogaþ | belugon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | belēoge | beluge |
| Plural | belēogen | belugen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | belēogan |
| Inflected infinitive | belēogenne |
| Imperative singular | belēogbelēoh |
| Imperative plural | belēogaþ |
| Present participle | belēogende |
| Past participle | belogen |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bileugan (“to belie”). Equivalent to be- + lēogan.
Descendants
belie
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