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Old English · verb

bewawan

Normalised bewāwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/beˈwɑː.wɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈwɑː · wɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to blow against

    winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ, hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.

    as now walls are standing differently over this world, blown by wind, covered by frost, the snow-swept dwellings.

    swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewawan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bewāwebewēow
2nd singular bewǣwstbewēowe
3rd singular bewǣwþbewēow
Plural bewāwaþbewēowon
Subjunctive
Singular bewāwebewēowe
Plural bewāwenbewēowen
Non-finite forms of bewawan
Form
Infinitive bewāwan
Inflected infinitive bewāwenne
Imperative singular bewāw
Imperative plural bewāwaþ
Present participle bewāwende
Past participle bewāwen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From be- + wāwan (“blow”).

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