beslean

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old Frisian bislā, Old High German bislahan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈslæ͜ɑːn/

Verb

beslēan

1. to beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave
2. (transitive)
   1. (literal) to strike, smite.
   2. (figuratively) to strike with disease, place with violence, dash, inflict.
3. (intransitive) to strike, give a blow, force a passage

Conjugation

Conjugation of beslēan (strong class 6)

infinitive	beslēan	beslēanne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beslēa	beslōg, beslōh
second person singular	besliehst	beslōge
third person singular	besliehþ	beslōg, beslōh
plural	beslēaþ	beslōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beslēa	beslōge
plural	beslēan	beslōgen
imperative
singular	besleah
plural	beslēaþ
participle	present	past
	beslēande	beslæġen, beslagen, besleġen

References

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