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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

  1. 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
  2. to entice, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of bepæcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bepǣċebepǣhte
2nd singular bepǣċestbepǣcstbepǣhtest
3rd singular bepǣċeþbepǣcþbepǣhte
Plural bepǣċaþbepǣhton
Subjunctive
Singular bepǣċebepǣhte
Plural bepǣċenbepǣhten
Non-finite forms of bepæcan
Form
Infinitive bepǣċan
Inflected infinitive bepǣċenne
Imperative singular bepǣċ
Imperative plural bepǣċaþ
Present participle bepǣċende
Past participle bepǣht

All forms (16)

Etymology

Equivalent to be- + pǣċan.

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