Old English · verb
bescyldigian
Normalised besċyldigian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /beˈʃyl.di.ɡi.ɑn/[beˈʃyɫ.di.ɣi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈʃyl · di · ɡi · ɑn (5 syllables)
Meaning
-
to lay fault or blame upon (someone); accuse
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | besċyldigiġe | besċyldigode |
| 2nd singular | besċyldigast | besċyldigodest |
| 3rd singular | besċyldigaþ | besċyldigode |
| Plural | besċyldigiaþ | besċyldigodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | besċyldigiġe | besċyldigode |
| Plural | besċyldigiġen | besċyldigoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | besċyldigian |
| Inflected infinitive | besċyldigienne |
| Imperative singular | besċyldiga |
| Imperative plural | besċyldigiaþ |
| Present participle | besċyldigiende |
| Past participle | besċyldigod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biskuldigōn, equivalent to be- + *sċyldigian (“to blame”), related to Old English sċyldigian (“to sin, do wrong”). Cognate with Old Frisian biskeldigia (“to blame”).
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