Old English · verb
belimpan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /beˈlim.pɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈlim · pɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- applicablepertainhave to do withbelonghappen
Meaning
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to happen
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to belong
And Weonodland wæs ūs ealne weġ, on steorbord, ōð Wīslemūðan. Sēo Wīsle is swyðe myċel ēa, and hīo tōlīð Witland, and Weonodland; and ðæt Witland belimpeð tō Ēstum
Slavia was to our starboard the whole way to the mouth of the Vistula. The Vistula is a very great river, and it divides Witland and Slavia; and Witland belongs to the Estonians
Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan -
to have to do with, pertain
Hwæt belimpþ Ingeldes tō Criste?
What does Ingeld have to do with Christ? (Literally, "What of Ingeld pertains to Christ?")
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to be applicable
Ðes cwyde belimpð swyðe to munuchádes mannum, ða ðe for heofenan ríces myrhðe forlætað fæder, and moder, and flæsclice siblingas.
This saying is especially applicable to men of monastic order, who, for the joy of heaven's kingdom, forsake father, and mother, and fleshly relations.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | belimpe | belamp |
| 2nd singular | belimpst | belumpe |
| 3rd singular | belimpþ | belamp |
| Plural | belimpaþ | belumpon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | belimpe | belumpe |
| Plural | belimpen | belumpen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | belimpan |
| Inflected infinitive | belimpenne |
| Imperative singular | belimp |
| Imperative plural | belimpaþ |
| Present participle | belimpende |
| Past participle | belumpen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From be- + limpan.
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