Old English · verb
bescieran
Normalised besċieran
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class IV
- IPA
- /beˈʃi͜y.rɑn/
- Syllables
- be · ˈʃi͜y · rɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- beshearshear
Meaning
-
to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | besċiere | besċear |
| 2nd singular | besċierestbesċierst | besċēare |
| 3rd singular | besċiereþbesċierþ | besċear |
| Plural | besċieraþ | besċēaron |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | besċiere | besċēare |
| Plural | besċieren | besċēaren |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | besċieran |
| Inflected infinitive | besċierenne |
| Imperative singular | besċier |
| Imperative plural | besċieraþ |
| Present participle | besċierende |
| Past participle | besċoren |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biskeran; equivalent to be- + sċieran. Cognate with Old Saxon biskeran, Old Frisian biskera, Old High German biskeran (whence German bescheren (“to cut, trim”)).
Descendants
beshear
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