begieman

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ġīeman.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈji͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

beġīeman

  1. to care for; to take care of
  2. to regard, govern, keep
  3. to serve; to attend

Conjugation
Conjugation of beġīeman (weak class 1)
infinitive beġīeman beġīemenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beġīeme beġīemde
2nd-person singular beġīemest, beġīemst beġīemdest
3rd-person singular beġīemeþ, beġīemþ beġīemde
plural beġīemaþ beġīemdon
subjunctive present past
singular beġīeme beġīemde
plural beġīemen beġīemden
imperative
singular beġīem
plural beġīemaþ
participle present past
beġīemende beġīemed
  • beġīemen f

References
  • BEĠȲMAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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