becierran

Old English

Alternative forms

beċerran, biċerran – Anglian
beċirran, beċyrran – Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ċierran.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [beˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

beċierran (West Saxon)

to turn around or about
to go around, bypass, pass by, avoid
to turn, pervert
(figurative) to betray or deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of beċierran (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	beċierran	beċierrenne
first person singular	beċierre	beċierede
second person singular	beċierest	beċieredest
third person singular	beċiereþ	beċierede
plural	beċierraþ	beċieredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beċierre	beċierede
plural	beċierren	beċiereden
imperative
singular	beċiere
plural	beċierraþ
participle	present	past
	beċierrende	beċiered

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BEĊYRRAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BEĊERRAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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