begyman
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to be- + ġȳman
Verb
beġȳman
- to care for; to take care of
- to regard, govern, keep
- to serve; to attend
Conjugation
Conjugation of beġȳman (weak class 1)
infinitive | beġȳman | tō beġȳmenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | beġȳme | beġȳmde |
2nd-person singular | beġȳmest | beġȳmdest |
3rd-person singular | beġȳmeþ | beġȳmde |
plural | beġȳmaþ | beġȳmdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | beġȳme | beġȳmde |
plural | beġȳmen | beġȳmden |
imperative | ||
singular | beġȳm | |
plural | beġȳmaþ | |
participle | present | past |
beġȳmende | (ġe)beġȳmed |
Related terms
- beġȳmen f
Further reading
- BEĠȲMAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary