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Old English · verb

bemænan

Normalised bemǣnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/beˈmæː.nɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈmæː · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bemoanmournbewail

Meaning

  1. to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn

    æþelinges dēað · āne hwīle, rēone berēotan.

    The weary women wished to bemoan atheling’s death with weeping for a while, to bewail with mourning.

    Woldan wēriġu wīf · wōpe bimǣnan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bemænan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bemǣnebemǣnde
2nd singular bemǣnestbemǣnstbemǣndest
3rd singular bemǣneþbemǣnþbemǣnde
Plural bemǣnaþbemǣndon
Subjunctive
Singular bemǣnebemǣnde
Plural bemǣnenbemǣnden
Non-finite forms of bemænan
Form
Infinitive bemǣnan
Inflected infinitive bemǣnenne
Imperative singular bemǣn
Imperative plural bemǣnaþ
Present participle bemǣnende
Past participle bemǣned

All forms (16)

Etymology

From be- + mǣnan. See mean and moan.

Descendants

bemoan

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