bebeodan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ bēodan. Cognate with Old Frisian bibiāda, Old High German bibiotan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈbe͜oː.dɑn/

Verb

bebēodan

1. to give a by-command or a gentle command, order, enjoin
2. to give up, offer, commend, commit
3. to announce

Conjugation

Conjugation of bebēodan (strong class 2)

infinitive	bebēodan	bebēodenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bebēode	bebēad
second person singular	bebīetst	bebude
third person singular	bebīett, bebīet	bebēad
plural	bebēodaþ	bebudon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bebēode	bebude
plural	bebēoden	bebuden
imperative
singular	bebēod
plural	bebēodaþ
participle	present	past
	bebēodende	beboden

Descendants

• Middle English: bebeoden (early), bebeden

References

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