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Old English · verb

bewæfan

Normalised bewǣfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/beˈwæː.fɑn/
[beˈwæː.vɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈwæː · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bewavebefoldwrap

Meaning

  1. to befold, wrap around

  2. to clothe, cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewæfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bewǣfebewǣfde
2nd singular bewǣfestbewǣfstbewǣfdest
3rd singular bewǣfeþbewǣfþbewǣfde
Plural bewǣfaþbewǣfdon
Subjunctive
Singular bewǣfebewǣfde
Plural bewǣfenbewǣfden
Non-finite forms of bewæfan
Form
Infinitive bewǣfan
Inflected infinitive bewǣfenne
Imperative singular bewǣf
Imperative plural bewǣfaþ
Present participle bewǣfende
Past participle bewǣfed

All forms (16)

Descendants

bewave

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