beseon

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- +‎ sēon. Cognate with Old Saxon bisehan, Old High German *bisehan, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (bisaiƕan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈse͜oːn/

Verb

besēon

1. to see or look about or around
2. to see, behold
3. to go to see, visit
4. to see to, care for, attend to, provide for

Conjugation

Conjugation of besēon (strong class 5)

infinitive	besēon	besēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	besēo	beseah
second person singular	besiehst	besāwe
third person singular	besiehþ	beseah
plural	besēoþ	besāwon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besēo	besāwe
plural	besēon	besāwen
imperative
singular	beseoh
plural	besēoþ
participle	present	past
	besēonde	besewen

Descendants

• Middle English: beseen
  • English: besee

References

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