besettan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną. Equivalent to be- + settan.
Verb
besettan
- To set near, surround, beset; set about.
- To put one thing in another.
Conjugation
Conjugation of besettan (weak class 1)
infinitive | besettan | tō besettenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | besette | besette |
2nd-person singular | besetest | besettest |
3rd-person singular | beseteþ | besette |
plural | besettaþ | besetton |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | besette | besette |
plural | besetten | besetten |
imperative | ||
singular | besete | |
plural | besettaþ | |
participle | present | past |
besettende | beseted |
Descendants
- Middle English: besetten
- English: beset