begyman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ġȳman

Verb

beġȳman

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of beġȳman (weak class 1)
infinitive beġȳman tō beġȳmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beġȳme beġȳmde
2nd-person singular beġȳmest beġȳmdest
3rd-person singular beġȳmeþ beġȳmde
plural beġȳmaþ beġȳmdon
subjunctive present past
singular beġȳme beġȳmde
plural beġȳmen beġȳmden
imperative
singular beġȳm
plural beġȳmaþ
participle present past
beġȳmende (ġe)beġȳmed
  • beġȳmen f

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