beah

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bæːɑh/, [bæːɑx]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ah

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”), from *beuganą (“to bend”). Cognate with Old High German bouc, Old Norse baugr. Compare Old English būgan.

Alternative forms

Noun

bēah m

  1. ring, torque, arm-ring, bracelet
Declension
Declension of beah (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bēah bēagas
accusative bēah bēagas
genitive bēages bēaga
dative bēage bēagum
Descendants
  • Middle English: beigh, beiȝ, bē, biȝ, by

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Verb

bēah

  1. First-person singular preterite form of būgan
  2. Third-person singular preterite form of būgan
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