bepæcestre
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to be- + pǣċan + -estre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈpæː.t͡ʃes.tre/
Noun
bepǣċestre f (nominative plural bepǣċestran)
- a woman who deceives, entices, or flatters; seductress
Declension
Declension of bepæcestre (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bepǣċestre | bepǣċestran |
accusative | bepǣċestran | bepǣċestran |
genitive | bepǣċestran | bepǣċestrena |
dative | bepǣċestran | bepǣċestrum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BEPǢĊESTRE”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.