beheafdian

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ hēafdian.

Verb

behēafdian

  1. To behead.

Conjugation
Conjugation of behēafdian (weak class 2)
infinitive behēafdian tō behēafdienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular behēafdie
behēafdiġe		 behēafdode
2nd-person singular behēafdast behēafdodest
3rd-person singular behēafdaþ behēafdode
plural behēafdiaþ
behēafdiġaþ		 behēafdodon
subjunctive present past
singular behēafdie
behēafdiġe		 behēafdode
plural behēafdien
behēafdiġen		 behēafdoden
imperative
singular behēafda
plural behēafdiaþ
behēafdiġaþ
participle present past
behēafdiende
behēafdiġende		 behēafdod

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: biheveden, bihefden, beheden

References
  • behéafdian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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