biwreyen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bewraien, bewreyen
Etymology
From Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”), equivalent to bi- + wreien.
Conjugation
Conjugation of biwreyen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) biwreyen, biwreye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | biwreye | biwreyed | |
| 2nd-person singular | biwreyest | biwreyedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | biwreyeth | biwreyed | |
| subjunctive singular | biwreye | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | biwreyen, biwreye | biwreyeden, biwreyede | |
| imperative plural | biwreyeth, biwreye | — | |
| participles | biwreyynge, biwreyende | biwreyed, ybiwreyed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: bewray
References
- “biwreien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- biwreye in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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