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Old English · verb

bensian

Normalised bēnsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbeːn.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈbeːn · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
pray

Meaning

  1. to pray

Conjugation

Conjugation of bensian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bēnsiġebēnsode
2nd singular bēnsastbēnsodest
3rd singular bēnsaþbēnsode
Plural bēnsiaþbēnsodon
Subjunctive
Singular bēnsiġebēnsode
Plural bēnsiġenbēnsoden
Non-finite forms of bensian
Form
Infinitive bēnsian
Inflected infinitive bēnsienne
Imperative singular bēnsa
Imperative plural bēnsiaþ
Present participle bēnsiende
Past participle bēnsodġebēnsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From bēn (“prayer”) + -sian.

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