beheawan

Old English

Alternative forms

• behēaƿan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From be- +‎ hēawan. Cognate with Old Saxon bihauwan, Old High German bihauwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/, [beˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn]

Verb

behēawan

1. to beat, bruise
2. to hew or cut off, separate from; sunder from, deprive or bereave of

Conjugation

Conjugation of behēawan (strong class 7)

infinitive	behēawan	behēawenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	behēawe	behēow
second person singular	behīewst	behēowe
third person singular	behīewþ	behēow
plural	behēawaþ	behēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	behēawe	behēowe
plural	behēawen	behēowen
imperative
singular	behēaw
plural	behēawaþ
participle	present	past
	behēawende	behēawen

Descendants

• Middle English: bihewen, behewen
  • English: behew

References

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