belimpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bilimpen

Etymology

From Old English belimpan (“to concern, regard, belong to, conduce to, happen, befall, become, befit”), equivalent to be- +‎ limpen (“to happen”).

Verb

belimpen (third-person singular simple present belimpeth, present participle belimpende, first-/third-person singular past indicative belamp, past participle belumpen)

1. (intransitive) To happen; occur; befall.
2. (intransitive) To pertain (to something); be concerned (with); to be proper or fitting.

References

• “bilimpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.