beatan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to hit, strike”).
Compare Old Irish fo·botha (“he threatened”), Latin confutō (“I strike down”), fūstis (“stick, club”), Albanian bahe (“sling”), Lithuanian baudžiù, Old Armenian բութ (butʻ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑː.tɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of bēatan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | bēatan | bēatenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bēate | bēot, beoft |
| second person singular | bīetst | bēote, beofte |
| third person singular | bīett, bīet | bēot, beoft |
| plural | bēataþ | bēoton, beofton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bēate | bēote, beofte |
| plural | bēaten | bēoten, beoften |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bēat | |
| plural | bēataþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bēatende | (ġe)bēaten | |
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