besprecan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bisprekaną, equivalent to be- + sprecan. Cognate with Old Saxon bisprekan, Old High German bisprehhan, Old Frisian bispreka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
besprecan
- to speak about; bespeak, mention
- to speak to, tell, plead, speak against
- to complain, charge, accuse; beguilt, speak ill of
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of besprecan (strong class 5)
infinitive | besprecan | besprecenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | besprece | bespræc |
second person singular | bespricst | besprǣce |
third person singular | bespricþ | bespræc |
plural | besprecaþ | besprǣcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | besprece | besprǣce |
plural | besprecen | besprǣcen |
imperative | ||
singular | besprec | |
plural | besprecaþ | |
participle | present | past |
besprecende | besprecen |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “besprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.