besceadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bescādan

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ sċeādan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈʃɑː.dɑn/
• IPA^(key): /beˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/

Verb

besċeādan or besċēadan

1. (genitive) to separate or part from
2. to sprinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of besċeādan (strong class 7)

infinitive	besċeādan	besċeādenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	besċeāde	besċēd, besċēad
second person singular	besċēatst	besċēde, besċēade
third person singular	besċēatt, besċēat	besċēd, besċēad
plural	besċeādaþ	besċēdon, besċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besċeāde	besċēde, besċēade
plural	besċeāden	besċēden, besċēaden
imperative
singular	besċeād
plural	besċeādaþ
participle	present	past
	besċeādende	besċeāden

Conjugation of besċēadan (strong class 7)

infinitive	besċēadan	besċēadenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	besċēade	besċēd, besċēad
second person singular	besċēatst	besċēde, besċēade
third person singular	besċēatt, besċēat	besċēd, besċēad
plural	besċēadaþ	besċēdon, besċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besċēade	besċēde, besċēade
plural	besċēaden	besċēden, besċēaden
imperative
singular	besċēad
plural	besċēadaþ
participle	present	past
	besċēadende	besċēaden

References

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