Old English · verb
bepæcan
Normalised bepǣċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /beˈpæː.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈpæː · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- deceive
Meaning
-
to deceive
Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.
Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to entice, seduce
Conjugation
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to be- + pǣċan.
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