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Old English · verb

bestreawian

Normalised bestrēawian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/beˈstræ͜ɑː.wi.ɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈstræ͜ɑː · wi · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
bestrewbesprinklestrew

Meaning

  1. to bestrew; strew all over, besprinkle

    Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sāwlode.

    After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, on stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Conjugation

Conjugation of bestreawian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bestrēawiġebestrēawode
2nd singular bestrēawastbestrēawodest
3rd singular bestrēawaþbestrēawode
Plural bestrēawiaþbestrēawodon
Subjunctive
Singular bestrēawiġebestrēawode
Plural bestrēawiġenbestrēawoden
Non-finite forms of bestreawian
Form
Infinitive bestrēawian
Inflected infinitive bestrēawienne
Imperative singular bestrēawa
Imperative plural bestrēawiaþ
Present participle bestrēawiende
Past participle bestrēawod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From be- + strēawian.

Descendants

bestrew

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