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Old English · verb

biecnan

Normalised bīecnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbi͜yːk.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈbi͜yːk · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
beckonnodindicate

Meaning

  1. to beckon, nod

  2. to show, indicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of biecnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bīecnebīecnede
2nd singular bīecnestbīecnedest
3rd singular bīecneþbīecnede
Plural bīecnaþbīecnedon
Subjunctive
Singular bīecnebīecnede
Plural bīecnenbīecneden
Non-finite forms of biecnan
Form
Infinitive bīecnan
Inflected infinitive bīecnenne
Imperative singular bīecne
Imperative plural bīecnaþ
Present participle bīecnende
Past participle bīecnedġebīecned

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bauknijan.

Descendants

beckon

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