begreosan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ grēosan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈɡre͜oː.sɑn/, [beˈɡre͜oː.zɑn]

Verb

begrēosan

1. to overwhelm with fear

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrēosan (strong class 2)

infinitive	begrēosan	begrēosenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	begrēose	begrēas
second person singular	begrīest	begrure
third person singular	begrīest	begrēas
plural	begrēosaþ	begruron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	begrēose	begrure
plural	begrēosen	begruren
imperative
singular	begrēos
plural	begrēosaþ
participle	present	past
	begrēosende	begroren

Related terms

• fǣrgryre m (“dangerous horror, perilous terror”)
• heortgryre m (“horror to the core of one's being, mortal terror”)

References

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