beflowan

Old English

Alternative forms

• beflōƿan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From be- +‎ flōwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈfloː.wɑn/

Verb

beflōwan

1. to overflow
2. to come by flowing, flow to

Conjugation

Conjugation of beflōwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	beflōwan	beflōwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beflōwe	beflēow
second person singular	beflēwst	beflēowe
third person singular	beflēwþ	beflēow
plural	beflōwaþ	beflēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beflōwe	beflēowe
plural	beflōwen	beflēowen
imperative
singular	beflōw
plural	beflōwaþ
participle	present	past
	beflōwende	beflōwen

Derived terms

• tōbeflōwan

Descendants

• Middle English: biflowen

References

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