beslean

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ slēan. Cognate with Old Frisian bislā, Old High German bislahan.

Verb

beslēan

  1. To beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave.
  2. (transitive)
    1. (literally) To strike, smite.
    2. (figuratively) To strike with disease, place with violence, dash, inflict.
  3. (intransitive) To strike, give a blow, force a passage.

Conjugation
Conjugation of beslēan (strong class 6)
infinitive beslēan tō beslēanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beslēa beslōh
2nd-person singular beslehst beslōge
3rd-person singular beslīhþ beslōh
plural beslēaþ beslōgon
subjunctive present past
singular beslēa beslōge
plural beslēan beslōgen
imperative
singular besleh
plural beslēaþ
participle present past
beslegende beslagen

References
  • besleán in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.