becierran

Old English

Alternative forms

• beċerran, biċerran (Anglian)
• beċirran, beċyrran (Late West Saxon)

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ ċierran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [beˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

beċierran (West Saxon)

1. to turn around or about
2. to go around, bypass, pass by, avoid
3. to turn, pervert
4. (figuratively) to betray or deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of beċierran (weak class 1)

infinitive	beċierran	beċierrenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	beċierre	beċierede
2nd-person singular	beċierest	beċieredest
3rd-person singular	beċiereþ	beċierede
plural	beċierraþ	beċieredon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	beċierre	beċierede
plural	beċierren	beċiereden
imperative
singular	beċiere
plural	beċierraþ
participle	present	past
	beċierrende	beċiered

References

• BEĊYRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
• BEĊERRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary