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Old English · verb

bismerian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbis.mer.jɑn/
[ˈbiz.merˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈbis · mer · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
blasphemereviledefame

bismerian1 · verb

Senses

  1. to mock, deride, reproach

    Þā þe bismeriaþ ōþre menn oft ne magon nān gōd þing be him selfum seċġan.

    Those who make fun of other people often can't say a single good thing about themselves.

  2. to blaspheme, defame, revile

  3. to irritate

    Sē ġedwolmann þearle bismerode þā bisċopas mid his sprǣċe.

    The heretic annoyed the bishops greatly with his speech.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bismerian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bismeriġebismerode
2nd singular bismerastbismerodest
3rd singular bismeraþbismerode
Plural bismeriaþbismerodon
Subjunctive
Singular bismeriġebismerode
Plural bismeriġenbismeroden
Non-finite forms of bismerian
Form
Infinitive bismerian
Inflected infinitive bismerienne
Imperative singular bismera
Imperative plural bismeriaþ
Present participle bismeriende
Past participle bismerodġebismerod

bismerian2 · verb

Senses

  1. to revile, blaspheme, insult

Conjugation

Conjugation of bismerian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bismeriebismerede
2nd singular bismerestbismeredest
3rd singular bismereþbismerede
Plural bismeriaþbismeredon
Subjunctive
Singular bismeriebismerede
Plural bismerienbismereden
Non-finite forms of bismerian
Form
Infinitive bismerian
Inflected infinitive bismerienne
Imperative singular bismere
Imperative plural bismeriaþ
Present participle bismeriende
Past participle bismeredġebismered

All forms (26)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bismerōn, variant of *bismerēn.

From Proto-West Germanic *bismarjan. Cognate with Old High German bismerien (“to mock”).

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