besceawian
Old English
Alternative forms
- besċēaƿian – wynn spelling
Etymology
From be- + sċēawian. Compare Dutch beschouwen (“to contemplate, consider, regard”).
Verb
besċēawian
- to look on, consider, regard, watch
Conjugation
Conjugation of besċēawian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | besċēawian | besċēawienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | besċēawiġe | besċēawode |
| 2nd-person singular | besċēawast | besċēawodest |
| 3rd-person singular | besċēawaþ | besċēawode |
| plural | besċēawiaþ | besċēawodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | besċēawiġe | besċēawode |
| plural | besċēawiġen | besċēawoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | besċēawa | |
| plural | besċēawiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| besċēawiende | besċēawod | |
Derived terms
- besċēawere m (“observer, beholder”)
- besċēawiendlīċ (“contemplative”)
- besċēawod (“considerate, thoughtful, circumspect”)
- besċēawung f (“contemplation”)
References
- besċēawian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary