bedælan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ dǣlan. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian, Old High German biteilen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈdæː.lɑn/

Verb

bedǣlan

1. to deprive (+ acc someone) (+ dat of something)
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
     oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
     frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,

     Like I should my heart,
     oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
     far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bedǣlan	bedǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bedǣle	bedǣlde
second person singular	bedǣlest, bedǣlst	bedǣldest
third person singular	bedǣleþ, bedǣlþ	bedǣlde
plural	bedǣlaþ	bedǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bedǣle	bedǣlde
plural	bedǣlen	bedǣlden
imperative
singular	bedǣl
plural	bedǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	bedǣlende	bedǣled

Descendants

• Middle English: bedelen, bidelen
  • English: bedeal