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Old English · verb

bereafian

Normalised berēafian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /beˈræ͜ɑː.fi.ɑn/
[beˈræ͜ɑː.vi.ɑn]
Syllables: be · ˈræ͜ɑː · fi · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English: bereave deprived

Meaning

to deprive (+ accusative of person deprived) (+ genitive of thing deprived of)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bereafian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	berēafiġe	berēafode
2nd singular	berēafast	berēafodest
3rd singular	berēafaþ	berēafode
Plural	berēafiaþ	berēafodon
Subjunctive
Singular	berēafiġe	berēafode
Plural	berēafiġen	berēafoden

Non-finite forms of bereafian
	Form
Infinitive	berēafian
Inflected infinitive	berēafienne
Imperative singular	berēafa
Imperative plural	berēafiaþ
Present participle	berēafiende
Past participle	berēafod

All forms (14)

berēafiġe
berēafode
berēafast
berēafodest
berēafaþ
berēafiaþ
berēafodon
berēafiġen
berēafoden
berēafian
berēafienne
berēafa
berēafiende
berēafod

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną. Equivalent to be- + rēafian. Cognate with Old Saxon birōvōn, Old High German biroubon, Gothic (biraubōn).

Descendants

bereave

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