Old English · verb
belisnian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /beˈlis.ni.ɑn/[beˈliz.ni.ɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈlis · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- emasculatecastrate
Meaning
-
to castrate
-
to emasculate
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | belisniġe | belisnode |
| 2nd singular | belisnast | belisnodest |
| 3rd singular | belisnaþ | belisnode |
| Plural | belisniaþ | belisnodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | belisniġe | belisnode |
| Plural | belisniġen | belisnoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | belisnian |
| Inflected infinitive | belisnienne |
| Imperative singular | belisna |
| Imperative plural | belisniaþ |
| Present participle | belisniende |
| Past participle | belisnod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Multiple proposed etymologies: *From original *belistnian, with simplification of -stn- to -sn-, equivalent to be- + lystan (“to lust”). **Although a spelling with -stn- is not attested for the infinitive, it is attested for other forms of the verb such as the past participle belis(t)nod (used as a noun "eunuch"). *Alternatively assumed to represent *belīesċnian, with simplification of -scn- to -sn-, from the root of *lēosca (“groin”).
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