Old English · verb
belicgan
Normalised beliċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class V
- IPA
- /beˈlij.jɑn/[beˈlid.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈlij · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- beliebeleaguerbesetencompass
Meaning
-
to lie by or about, beleaguer, encompass, beset
-
to extend by or out
Æt þǣm ende, hit beliċġað ðā beorgas, þe man hǣt Alpis: þā onginnað westane fram þǣm Wendelsǣ, in Narbonense þǣre ðēode and endiað eft ēast in Dalmatia þǣm lande, æt þǣm sǣ.
At the end extend the mountains known as the Alps; they begin in the west of the Mediterranean, in Gallia Narbonensis, and end at the eastern sea in the land of Dalmatia.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | beliċġe | belæġ |
| 2nd singular | beliġst | belǣgebelāge |
| 3rd singular | beliġþ | belæġ |
| Plural | beliċġaþ | belǣgonbelāgon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | beliċġe | belǣgebelāge |
| Plural | beliċġen | belǣgenbelāgen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | beliċġan |
| Inflected infinitive | beliċġenne |
| Imperative singular | beliġe |
| Imperative plural | beliċġaþ |
| Present participle | beliċġende |
| Past participle | beleġen |
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”), equivalent to be- + liċġan. Cognate with Old High German biliggen.
Descendants
belie
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