bepæcan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ pǣċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈpæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

bepǣċan

1. to deceive
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.

     Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.

2. to entice, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of bepǣċan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	bepǣċan	bepǣċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
second person singular	bepǣċest, bepǣcst	bepǣhtest
third person singular	bepǣċeþ, bepǣcþ	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċaþ	bepǣhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bepǣċe	bepǣhte
plural	bepǣċen	bepǣhten
imperative
singular	bepǣċ
plural	bepǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	bepǣċende	bepǣht

Derived terms

• bepǣċend m (“deceiver”)
• bepǣċestre f (“seductress”)
• bepǣċung f (“deceit, dissimulation”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BEPǢĊAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BEPǢĊAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.