eldertongue

Old English · verb

beslean

Normalised beslēan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/beˈslæ͜ɑːn/
Syllables
be · ˈslæ͜ɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
inflictbereavedashsmite

Meaning

  1. to beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave

  2. to strike, smite.

  3. to strike with disease, place with violence, dash, inflict.

  4. to strike, give a blow, force a passage

Conjugation

Conjugation of beslean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beslēabeslōgbeslōh
2nd singular besliehstbeslōge
3rd singular besliehþbeslōgbeslōh
Plural beslēaþbeslōgon
Subjunctive
Singular beslēabeslōge
Plural beslēanbeslōgen
Non-finite forms of beslean
Form
Infinitive beslēan
Inflected infinitive beslēanne
Imperative singular besleah
Imperative plural beslēaþ
Present participle beslēande
Past participle beslæġenbeslagenbesleġen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From be- + slēan. Cognate with Old Frisian bislā, Old High German bislahan.

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