beþeccan

Old English

Alternative forms

• biþeċċan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *biþakjaną, equivalent to be- +‎ þeċċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈθet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

beþeċċan

1. to cover

   Hēo beþeahte hiere līchaman mid sċīetan.

   She covered her body with a bedsheet.

   Snāw beþeahte þā beorgas.

   Snow covered the mountains.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beþeċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	beþeċċan	beþeċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beþeċċe	beþeahte
second person singular	beþeċest	beþeahtest
third person singular	beþeċeþ	beþeahte
plural	beþeċċaþ	beþeahton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beþeċċe	beþeahte
plural	beþeċċen	beþeahten
imperative
singular	beþeċe
plural	beþeċċaþ
participle	present	past
	beþeċċende	beþeaht

Descendants

• Middle English: biþecchen, bithecchen
  • English: bethatch

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beþeccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.